Emmett turns 10 years old!

Emmett got all of his favorites for his birthday dinner.  Ribs, fruit salad and gatorade.  (We add the potatoes, but didn't insist that he eat them.)

I can't believe how fun our Emmett is.  He keeps us on our toes with his quick wit.  He is simultaneously tough and cynical while also being sensitive and loving.  He has always been my little porcupine and once you get past that prickly exterior, the boy can be so affectionate.  He is also very sensitive to books and movies, and often gets nightmares from them.  He comes across so mature that it's sometime hard to remember how much these images affect him.  In fact, his way with language always makes him appear more mature than he is.  Inside of that great brain, he is just a regular, newly minted 10 year old. 

I sure do love this kid!