My Hayesie, My candy, shiny, enjoyable, hilarious Hayes. Wow—8 years in the past, early within the morning on NYE, you arrived. Time has flown by, but it has paused on so many lovely moments with you. Watching you develop into the good lil dude ever has been one of many biggest experiences of my life. Your expertise on the tennis courtroom, golf course, soccer discipline, and handball courtroom—which you improvise on each wall or again of a sofa, indoors or out—are spectacular to say the least. You take pleasure in being variety and doing properly, which makes my coronary heart swell. I really like your fast wit together with your sisters, your aggressive nature—kicking my butt in UNO on the common—and your want to all the time play and have enjoyable. My absolute favourite moments have been our sleepovers and nighttime cuddles, stuffed together with your musings of the day and questions on life. Also, our lazy morning cuddles with sizzling chocolate for you and low for me, watching a film we didn’t end the evening earlier than… I really like that you’re bilingual and have such compassion and empathy for anybody who would possibly really feel completely different in any approach or circumstance. I’ve admired how you could have stepped into this yr with a lot bravery, by no means permitting the unknown to swallow or paralyze you, however being brave within the face of so many new modifications. I’m tremendously pleased with you and love you on this lifetime and all lifetimes forevermore. Happy Birthday, my child boy! Mama