Gavin's Birthday

I owe Gavin an apology.  His birthday was a total bust this year.  I wasn't sure where I was going be on May 1, so I didn't make any big plans.  Well, it turns out I was at home, feeling miserable, but still at home.  Gavin could have had a great birthday, but it was quite boring.
Maybe not completely boring.  He was able to attend a really fun church activity.  Our ward has a missionary activity every year where the kids are called on missions, go to someone's home for dinner (authentic to that mission) and then the young men or young women give a missionary message to the family.  We have signed up in years past to host and fix an English meal, but, again not knowing where we would be, we didn't this year.  Gavin was excited to go.  He was called to Australia and visited the Dixon's home.  They ate hamburgers for dinner and had a great time.

When he got home we had brownies and chocolate dipped strawberries for his birthday treat.  He opened his presents before he left for the activity.  He received a Dominion game and a bunch of money for Jamboree.  It seemed a bit lacking to me, but that is what he asked for.  I have to admire his maturity to ask for money for his birthday that he will save.

 

 

We also measured Gavin.  Wow!  He is getting tall. He's passed me up and is almost equal with Greg.  We call him our 'freak of nature', because we are baffled as to where he is getting his height.  He does have tall great-grandfathers, so that must be it.  He is now at about 5 feet, 8 inches.

Gavin is such a wonderful young man.  Every day he amazes me with his integrity, motivation, humor, kindness, service and devotion to family and God.  Gavin is an example to me and all those around him.  We are so blessed to have him in our family.