10 years and 4 months - and you are growing WAY too fast!

Happy 10 years and 4 months sweet Aspen! 

I can hardly believe how quickly you are growing up. You are acting like a teenager in so many ways. You are funny. You are hilarious with your expressions. You have a sarcastic side to you - not sure where you get that from. 😂 You are stubborn and you have a one track mind. When you start thinking about something you can't stop. You get that from your Daddy. You love fishing and hunting and all your weapons. LOL You love exploring and adventuring. You love to wrestle with your Daddy and dream about your YouTube channel with me and Pops. You can build anything you set your mind to. You like to try "your way" before listening or reading about help. haha! You are so independent. 

We started the month taking Bow Valley to the vet. She was attacked by that "stupid" dog next door. 😜 

You love to help. 

The hermit crab you got in Florida isn't very active so you got a new one. 

You REALLY wanted a fish for the creek. Me and Pops took you over to Lake Varner to catch some brim. We put your fish into a ziplock bag and brought it home. This is a REAL smile! You were so excited. It didn't live long... but we did what you wanted to do. 😊 

Hiding in the rugs at Home Goods! LOL

You are creative and always making new things to keep all your creatures in! 

We had chili-dogs! Yum! 

You love hanging in the basement... watching the hunting and fishing shows! 

You are very protective of Truett and love playing with him!

I think I surprised you by getting soaking wet with y'all! 

It's so much fun playing on the golf cart...

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It was a beautiful 4th of July 🇺🇸 

You play corn hole with the big guys and hold your own! 

You and Pops won! 🥇 

We skipped fireworks this year but loved the sparklers...

Your Dad took the day off and we went to Helen for the day. We rode the coasters and went tubing! 

Thomason came over to spend 4 nights with us. He spent one night with y'all and you spent one night with Dee Dee and Pops! 

We ate Mexican in Monroe...

CoCo asked everyone to meet her at Stone Mountain to celebrate her birthday! It was such a great time!

You love hanging with the older kids... this is Steven and his friend! 

Cousin picture time! ❤️ 

Pops is working 3 days a week right now. We love having him home on Thursday and Friday. He went with us to Chick-Fil-A

You realized you were too big for the playground! 

 You acted like you didn't care but a few minutes later you asked if you could try it one time. Truth be known... if I knew I wouldn't get in trouble I would have joined you. 😂 

We went bowling! 

You're not the best at taking advice! LOL You like to do it your way. Pops was trying to help! 😂 

We played arcade games too! 

You ended up getting a STRIKE! 

You waited patiently for your turn! 

We stopped by Publix and I let you go inside with me. You picked out kinder eggs for y'all! You later told your Mom it was one of the best things of the day... going in Publix with me. I love that! ❤️ 

Our church had a night at the splash pad! You decided to get wet this time! 😆 

Y'all had fun playing basketball! 

You love game time on the I-pad! 

We went to Butter'd Utter... YUM! 

You love to fish with your Dad and Pops! 

Yuck! But you sure do love catching tree frogs! 

We went to Lenora Park... 

You eat a BUNCH of cucumbers! 🥒 

Wrestling in my bedroom! ha

You drive the golf cart all by yourself and do a great job! 

We took Thomason to his new apartment in Atlanta! 

Always pushing the limits...

Y'all found some cows in your back yard! hahaha! 

You do a great job picking things from the garden...

When you snuggle with me... it's my favorite! 💛 

Late summer nights are my favorite! 

You are really good with your blow dart gun! 

Learning to play disc golf...

You went to a special summer event at church! SO fun! 

You are so sweet. I love your heart. I love how passionate you are and how determined you are. You can be very stubborn and you love to pester... but you are loving and caring too! You love to come and visit Dee Dee and I love that you do. You love all things outdoors. You are a dreamer and love to try new things. You are getting better at school and realizing it needs to get done on time. ❤️ You are friendly and talkative and you aren't shy at all. You will ask anyone anything. You love to talk travel and right now say you want to go to Hawaii. I would LOVE to take you. Maybe one day soon we can take a trip on a plane. #goals 

I'm thankful for you and all that you are. You have been doing great health wise and we give the Lord all the praise and the glory! You go back to clinic next month. We're praying that you can keep your weight up. You seem to eat ALL the time so.... 💜 

Happy 10 years and 4 months sweet boy. Your Dee Dee loves you to the moon and back and back again!