Our Boy is 8

Time sure is flying.  Liam turned eight years old today.  To celebrate him (and Emily when it's her birthday), I take the day off and volunteer in their classroom. We also have a family supper, the choice of meal made by the birthday child.  Liam's friend birthday party is happening over the weekend so the celebration will last a few days.

Liam at eight years old is a great boy.  He is smart, funny, athletic, handsome, loving and sensitive.  He still holds hands when we walk and is the first to give hugs.  He is also very stubborn and goes after what he wants.  Traits that both drive us crazy and make us proud.  He plays hockey on the McKnight Mustangs Novice 2 team, does karate and loves to do cartwheels and head/hand stands.  He's quite popular with the ladies too and has some really good buddies.   We are very proud to have him as our boy and look forward watching him continue to develop and become his own person.

January 17, 2006

January 17, 2014

Receiving positive energy from his class

Japanese Village - Awesome

Sibling selfie

Birthday "onion cake" for the birthday boy

Smart Pup

Emily took a video of Bailey ringing the bell at the back door.   This is her way of letting us know she has to go outside to do her thing.

He's Turned A Corner

When Liam was a Timbit, he lit up the scoreboard and was one of the players that stood out on the ice.  Making the Novice 2 team in his first year Novice has been a bit of a jump.  He is one of the younger kids and just that extra year makes such a difference.  However, lately we've seen flashes of the Timbit Liam.  I'm not sure what his coach is saying to him, but whatever it is, it is working.  Plus, I have been slipping him some Skittles in the dressing room the last few games.  Maybe it's the sugar rush.  Whatever it is, he's turned a corner and we're excited to watch him have fun and continue to do well.

First goal of the season.  He comes down the left wing, around the net and scores a wrap-around (#11).  His delayed reaction is funny.

Coming down the wing and crashing the net.  This was his first shift of the game.