It's Great to be Eight!

Eight years old!
Such a big year for our Enoch.  He has been looking forward to turning eight for quite a while.
Enoch is...
full of curiosity,

full of adventure,

full of excitement,

full of love,

full of smiles,

full of life.

Enoch is an amazing boy.  He has taught me so much.  He has a strong connection to heaven and his prayers are incredible.  To hear Enoch pray is to truly listen to a conversation between a boy and his Heavenly Father.   It is a blessing in my life.
Enoch is a smart, little cookie.  He loves science and is quite good at math.  His brain is always working and he is full of good ideas.
Enoch's personality has changed quite a bit this last year.  It hasn't been an easy transition for any of us, but he is working on living with his type A, in charge, don't tell me what to do, so so so stubborn, perfectionistic personality.  We are all working on it!
My sweet Enoch.  Oh, how I love you.

He was measured first thing on his birthday morning.  Still a steady grower.

He had a fun surprise in his lunch.  (Yes, I know it's Christmas paper - trying to get rid of it and Enoch doesn't care.)

That night, we celebrated Enoch's birthday with cookies and ice cream.  Grandma and Grandpa Fowler stopped by to open presents.

Enoch got a science kit from Grandma and Grandpa Randall,  his Cub Scout uniform (he was so excited) from Grandma and Grandpa Fowler and Snap Circuits from Mom and Dad.  He absolutely loves his Snap Circuits.  He immediately opened them and built a transistor radio.  And, it worked!  It was playing the song, Elvira.  My sisters will know that song because we listened to it all the time while we were growing up and camping.

 Happy Birthday Enoch!  We love you!