Tanner Turns 10!!!!!

Years ago, Sabrina took a shoe box and covered it with everything she could find that was "Star Wars" for Tanner on his birthday. He used that box to keep all his treasures in, all his special keepsakes or anything he didn't want anyone to find. He used that box until it was falling apart. This year he asked Sabrina if she would make him a new box.

Is he really THAT happy to get a ball for his birthday??? He was begging and pleading for one forever. "Puuuuuleeeese can I have a wall ball for my birthday?"

And then the funniest thing happened. Isaiah grabbed the ball, slipped out the back door and I spied him heading to the basketball court.......

........with Tanner's new ball!!!!

Finally got the new bike he had been hoping for.

No cake for this boy! He wanted ice cream cones instead!!! YUM!!!

Wednesday was Tanner's birthday! 10 years ago when he was born, the Portland Trailblazers were playing in the playoffs. We tell him his birth story every so often and he gets quite a kick out of it.

The night he was born they had a playoff game at 6 pm. I was induced earlier in the day and fully expected to give birth that afternoon and be all ready to watch the big game that evening. But of course babies always have their own schedules. He joined the world at 5:20. It was just before 6 when the nurses finally had everything cleaned up and were asking what else I needed.

"To be honest," I said, "I would really like to watch the Blazer game!" That brought quite a few laughs and they all left the room. It's no wonder he loves basketball so much!!!

Tanner is one of the most easy-going kids I know. He is helpful and always willing to play with a younger sibling. He loves sports and spouts facts about certain players that I have never even heard of. He is a die hard Oregon Ducks fan.

One of the best things about Tanner is that he "gets it". He understands the big picture. He is what I call an "old soul". The other day, out of the blue, he asked me about our retirement plan. He wanted to know if we had one and if it was "enough". I'm pretty sure I had no idea what that was until I was 33!!

We love you Tanner! We are blessed to have you in our family!