Double Digits Baby!

It's official, Connor has now passed into the land of double digits. I can't believe my little baby is 10 years old! It seems like just yesterday, we were driving home from the hospital (at 25MPH...first kid) with him all bundled up like a peanut in that gigantic carseat. What an adventure it's been so far. And although Connor seems to have hit his teenage rebellion phase a little early and I'd glady throw him off the nearest pier at least twice a day...he is a truly wonderful son and a blessing in our lives. He's smart, funny, talented and most importantly-he wants to please, not only us, but his Heavenly Father as well. That's about all you could ask for in a son! As we watch Connor grow, we are constantly amazed at his capacity for learning and progressing in whatever he strives to do. We have no doubt that Connor will achieve great things in this life and we count ourselves as blessed to be able to be a part of that. Our family wouldn't be the same without him. Happy Birthday Connor! We love you!

FYI: This is almost always how I picture Connor in my head. Look at those baby blues and that beautiful smile!

Last Wednesday was a banner day for Connor. First-he got contacts! He's been patiently waiting for us to decide that he was old enough to handle contacts and he was SO excited. He's already a pro at putting them in and taking them out and he feels like a new man! And truthfully, doesn't he look so much cuter without the glasses? You can actually see his gorgeous eyes!
Second-he earned his Webelos badge (and before he even turned 10)! Connor is very goal-oriented and works hard to achieve any goal he's set. And since his competitive nature is out of control, he usually works as hard as he can to be the first one done with anything he's working on. Now we have an entire year to earn his Arrow of Light before he moves on to Boy Scouts. Way to go Con!

That's right, it's baseball season again! Doesn't he look adorable in his uniform, even if it is a Cubs uniform (ugh!)? Connor's already planning a hat-burning ceremony at the end of this season. And speaking of baseball (games, not uniforms), I wish you all could have been at last night's game. Connor was our starting pitcher. Holy Wow! Three scoreless innings of greatness, that's what it was! The third inning, he struck three in a row out, he only threw 11 pitches. At one point, he threw a change-up that was so gorgeous, people from the other team whistled! It was a glorious thing to behold! The coach pulled him after three innings because his pitch count was still low enough that he could start Saturday's game as well. It was amazing! I went to mutual right after his game and told everyone I knew how totally awesome my son was. Then, for good measure, I began stopping random strangers in the hallway and telling them too. Yeah, that's right, I'm that mom.

Connor says TTFN to Disneyland

As promised, a post of Connor's last trip of the year to our favorite place. We're really gonna miss Disneyland, but they say absence makes the heart grow fonder. We'll definetely be super excited the next time we get passes. Until then...a few of our last moments together.

On the way out of the park for the night. It was raining, you can see the bottom 6 inches of my pants are soaking wet. We still had a blast, look we're even smiling-and this after 12 hours in the park!

Connor in line for Thunder Mtn.-the scary dinosaur fossil. He's so over Thunder Mtn. I mean, he still likes it, but it's just not the same rush as Space Mountain or California Screamin. He's getting too old for my liking. But he is super fun to go to an amusement park with now.

Dad and Connor under the Thunder Mtn. lantern.

Connor convinced Darrin to go on the river rapids ride at CA Adventure even though it was NOT WARM. Connor barely got wet at all, Darrin wasn't so lucky. That's love.

We like this crazy illusion. They taper the street to make it blend in with the picture behind it. It's super cool. This was right after Darrin tricked Connor into going on Hollywood Tower of Terror. Connor was super brave but it would be an understatment to say that he hated that ride. I had to buy him a Churro afterwards to make up for the trauma.