Not so long ago… Day 610 16JUL10

Not so long ago, thirteen years to be precise, Renee and I were eagerly awaiting several things. She was looking for an end to the tortuous and long day of labor she had been enduring and the arrival of our son Jarrod. I was waiting for her pain and suffering to be over and for the arrival of our son. He finally decided it was time to join the family and he has been with us ever since. It was a tiring and magical night all those years ago, although they seemed to have slipped by frighteningly fast. In the morning we will wake up to a teenager in the house. One portion of his life journey over and a new part beginning, that awkward transition from child to adult. We have faith that Jarrod will handle the journey down that bumpy road with the patience and deep thought that he has always brought to bear. For his birthday we have a special trip planned to Epcot for a day of fun and excitement. Both of the boys have been looking forward to to going for quite a while and we had  quite a time getting them to bed so they can get a little rest.

Joshua's day was good according to him. He played outside for a while, beat his brother in a bike race, and finally got Professor Snape in LEGO Harry Potter. His ankle is looking better and we should be fine for tomorrow. Renee got everything laid out and ready to go this evening so we can get an easy and early start tomorrow. We will take lots of pictures and have all the details tomorrow :)