I am so proud of you.
I like being your dad. You make every day fun. You are full of enthusiasm for life and love bringing a smile to others. You have perfect comedic timing and a brilliant knack for finding the right words at the right moments. You make the adventure a joy.
You are a good brother. You love your siblings and take care of your little sisters and look up to your older brother. You look out for your little brother and do your best to give your older sister a run for her money. You both keep each other on your toes. You are learning how to live with others and have plenty of people around you to practice on. There are little girls to console and big brothers to battle. It's a good life and I'm glad you're part of it.
You have a great smile and wear it often; and just as often you are putting smiles on other people's faces. You like to tell jokes and thing of funny things to say. Your mom often mentions how sharp and how quick you are. You get it. You see the joke before anyone else and you say it before most have noticed. You are on top of things.
You are a winner. You find a way. Your will be done more... often than not. That is a great power and an even greater responsibility. When you have an eleven, you can outlast most. You are at the helm of most situations. We walk in the garden of your turbulence!! ... YEAH!!! All that to say, you were made to dominate. You are a conqueror. God made you to rule and by His grace, you will rule well and the world will be blessed because you beat them.
You like being goofy. You're not afraid to be funny. You're not afraid of much of anything... except for that weird few months at our last home where you were really concerned about flooding. Other than that... fearless.
You often set out the plates for pizza party night on Fridays while I'm out getting the food. You also help Lolo with the chickens by providing cover fire for her to feel safe when it's dark out.
You run towards the roar when it comes to bugs. You aren't grossed out by them as much as you are interested in them.
You love listening to music on Sunday afternoons after church. You like to throw on your headphones and jam the day away. You have favorite bands and favorite songs. You like singing and have a really good voice. More often than not, you are goofing around, but even still, anyone can tell you have a good voice. You love to drum and often turn the dinner table into a percussion solo. You often take the place of drummer in whatever air band is being assembled.
You have lots of friends at church and don't find any difficulty making new ones whenever you feel like it.
You are a good kid and I like being your dad. While I am sad to see 11 year old Finneas meet his Maker, I am excited to see all things that 12 year old Finn will do.
So, here;s to you, my son. Happy Birthday and to many, many more!
Love,
Dad
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