Tanner!

Mr. Tanner is now a teenager, how is that possible!? Past birthdays have never really been a big deal to him other than the parties and the gifts (of course :) ) but this one was different. For the past few months leading up to his birthday he made people aware that he was about to turn 13! He has made a lot of changes in the past year, some I was not ready for. I wanted him to always be my little boy, he suddenly went from what seemed like a little boy to a teenager with a little more independence which is a good thing I suppose. Tanner has brought more joy to my life than I could ever have imagined. He has been through a lot the past few months but he takes it in stride and has been such a trooper with it. Tanner has taught me so much about love. I wish I could see everything through his eyes. As I reminisce over his life and recall the day he was born and then his diagnosis and how hard that was at the time, now setting here looking at it and realizing the magnitude of what God had blessed me with in giving me Tanner makes me smile. He has brought more joy than I could ever tell. He and I have been through some tough days together, but we have also known great blessings. As each day passes the more I realize how much I really am blessed to have Tanner. I tell people that every family needs a Tanner! He loves church and Sunday School, he enjoys reading his bible - his favorite verse is about Dog’s, imagine that! He asked his Sunday School teacher if there were dogs in the Bible, she showed him the scripture and he has not forgot it! We took him on “the town” for his Birthday, along with some of his favorite people, his cousins! We went to Mellow Mushroom, his favorite eating place and then to Academy. We went home afterwards and ate his “CIA” cake and opened gifts. He had a great time. Happy Birthday Tanner, we love you more than you’ll ever know, and we are so proud of the little man you are becoming!