Yesterday we had the wonderful joy of celebrating another year of life given to our first born and precious son, Samuel David! The years have passed quickly from cradling him in our arms to now officially surpassing his mother in height. This past year he has gone from boy to young man and we couldn't be prouder for how the Lord is maturing and growing him both physically and spiritually.
Samuel is a bookworm just like his dad, but not only that, he has the ability to retain everything he reads. He loves to share his knowledge about everything from space facts, to Tolkien, to Duck Dynasty, to science, you name it. If he's read it, he'll share it! His siblings often get annoyed because he likes to say to them "hey, want to do trivia questions about ___?" And of course, it is usually a subject or topic they are clueless about, but that doesn't matter to him because he can just tell them the answer after they say "I DON'T KNOW, SAMUEL!" Seriously, when he asks me a question I don't know if he is really wondering the answer or if he already knows and just wants to share.
Since according to Samuel all knowledge comes from reading, he often believes that this will then translate into being able to physically do a task if you just read about it first. He gave us this argument years ago when learning how to ride a bike. The other day he saw the tortilla package on the counter with written instructions on how to fold a burrito. He exclaims to me "Why didn't you show this to me before? I would know how to fold a burrito!" When in fact I have been instructing him for years on the proper technique of burrito making--you are one quarter Mexican after all!
The kids just had a four day weekend for Carnivale vacation and to make things even sweeter when having to return to school on Wednesday they had a late entrance of 10:30. Samuel got to sleep in on his birthday and it was nice to start the celebrations early considering it was going to be a long day of school for his siblings followed by picking up their report cards, which one never knows how long you might have to wait. Thankfully, this time we only had to wait 2 hours instead of three or four, which got us all back home by 6:30pm.
This year was a tough choice for Samuel in what to have for his cake. The past two years he has requested cheesecake, but his siblings convinced him that he should choose a themed cake (because they both hate cheesecake!) His choice: A Neutron Star! He said it would be easier to make than a black hole. We love you, Samuel!! Happy 12th Birthday!
In honor of Samuel, here are some facts about Neutron Stars:
"Neutron stars are small, only about 6 miles across, yet they are heavier than the Sun. One teaspoon of material from a neutron star would weigh a billion tons. Neutron stars are covered by an iron crust, 10 billion times stronger than steel. Inside, they contain a liquid sea of neutrons--the debris from atoms crushed by a supernova explosion." Space a visual encyclopedia
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I'm all the more wiser for reading your birthday post, Samuel - thanks! :) And Uncle Cody requests that you make him a burrito next time we're together. You can also teach Zoe all about space and anything else you've learned by then :) Happiest of Birthdays, Samuel!
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