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Ethan had a birthday! 

 

 Ethan is now 12 years old.  How is that possible? 

 

We were able to celebrate his birthday while on our vacation.  He woke up in Seattle for his Birthday.  I told him it will be a birthday he will probably always remember.   On his birthday we went to the Seattle aquarium, Pike Place market and started driving home.  We will have a party  tonight with family and a friend party hopefully this weekend.

 

12 facts about Ethan:

• On April 20th, 2014 he was ordained a Deacon and entered the world of Young Men's.  Here come plenty of  camp outs, service opportunities and lots of new experiences  He is taller than every single deacon by almost a head and  is already taller than most of the Teachers.
• Currently is 5'6".  Yes the same height as his mom.  It is hard to explain how weird it is to talk eye level with my child knowing very soon I will be looking up to him.
• We now have to go into adult size for clothes.
• Still loves onions and Tic Tacs.....?
•  In his spare time you can catch Ethan either building a Lego creation or reading a book.  I wouldn't be surprised if he has tried to do both at the same time :)
• Still is nice enough to let his sisters sleep in his room on non-school nights.  They think it is the best thing.  Ethan on the other hand has a lot of patience and tolerance.
• Is extremely knowledgeable in the gospel.  You can ask him a question about a scripture we just read, he sits silently for a minute and then pours out some remarkable answer. 
• Is doing very well in all of his classes in school  despite the messy organization he has in his backpack.
• Currently is eating me out of house and home.  He eats six tacos in a meal, 4 bowls of cereal for breakfast, a whole brick of graham crackers for an after school snack and basically anything he can get his hands on.  He always likes ANY meal I cook. He will make a very good missionary and husband later on.
• Has only 6 more years before he goes on a mission!!! How in the heck can that be!!!  I suddenly feel like I am on a time crunch to teach him so many things.
• Every night still tracks Jim and I down to give us a hug goodnight.  Sometimes he even comes back for second goodnights and second hugs :)  He is the only one of our children that hug us goodnight.
• Wears a size 10 1/2 shoe!