Happy Birthday, Graydon!

 Graydon is FIFTEEN today!

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Graydon continues to enjoy music and bowling, but he also discovered two new passions this year: high jumping and body building. On somewhat of a whim, he decided to participate in track and field this past spring and got interested in learning to high jump. He wanted us to take him to the school track on multiple occasions so he could get some additional practice. Even after track season ended, he wanted to continue improving in this area, so, with some old mattresses and PVC pipe, he and Andy made their own high jump in our backyard. Even in these cold months, he’s still out there working on it. His current PR is 5’. His other physical pursuit is getting stronger and bigger. At a doctor appointment this past summer, he learned that he was just about done growing in height. After that visit, he realized he didn’t have much control over how tall he got, but he did have some control over how big. One thing about Graydon is that he is very disciplined in his goals. He also helps keep Andy on track with going to Planet Fitness. 

Graydon has been in an orange juice kick this year. I buy two half gallon bottles each week - one for the family and one for just him. He’s also getting really good at making eggs and actually goes through quite a bit of them in his pursuit of getting more protein in his diet. He and his friends have started playing video games together again and he is probably the loudest kid in these games. The whole house can always tell when something big is about to or has just happened because of his volume! A few years ago, Graydon always wore pants - even if it was 100 degrees outside. Things have now swung the other direction. At the end of December, he is still wearing shorts every day. I get cold just looking at him. His curly hair still gets a lot of attention. I especially love the ringlets he gets after he washes his hair. The next big milestone for this kid will be learning to drive this year. Hard to believe he’s already old enough for all of that. 

We are so thankful for Graydon - for who he is and all he adds to our family; and we are very happy to celebrate him today. Happy Birthday, Graydon! We love you more than you know!