The Big One Oh

Oh my how the times flies. Somewhere in the course of a decade Grant grew up to be a wickedly smart, deceptively funny, and well grounded (and at times overly sensitive) boy. 

 

Being the youngest, Grant has always been more mature than his peers because he was exposed to what his brother and sister liked. That's evident in the fact that he has seen both the entirety of "The Office" and "Parks and Recreation" on Netflix.   Still, it is wonderful to watch him transform from a toddler to a child to a boy. With all of our photos so easily accessible as opposed to when Samantha was a child, you can see him (them) grow in a matter of mouse clicks.

Grants big present was an electric scooter, similar to the one all of his friends have. Me being cautious, I made sure he could actually ride it before setting him out onto the streets of South Lakes.  After five minutes of making figure eights and getting bored with the pool parking lot, Grant signaled from under his helmet that he was ready for the big time and off he went. It was more of a big deal for me than him. When I come home now I check for a missing bike - TJ is out, and a missing scooter - Grant is off somewhere. 

 

By the way, both Lisa and I tried the scooter and it was a lot of fun.

Even in a pandemic birthdays matter. We hung the birthday banners, plural, and set out the decorations and bought new numbered candles. Grant picked out a massive ice cream cake because dad doesn't like cake. We were able to stand around the kitchen table and sing, "Happy Birthday." 

 

We are looking forward to the next ten years.