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Officially 7

Birthday seems to start early for this one.  He had his birthday weeks ago before school was out and the festivities just continue until his 'official' day.  The one had a great birthday and enjoyed every minute.  His mail goal was to go to the pool and pass the swim test.  At the pool we are members at you can't go into the deep end on your own until you are 7 and have completed the swim test (swim a lap of the pool using crawl stroke and front breathing and tread water for 1 minute).  He was so nervous when we arrived at the pool.  His swim teacher (an 18 year old guy that he really liked and looked up to all summer) happened to be the lifegaurd on duty that day and actually got in the pool during break and did the test with Sam encouraging him all the way.  Sam passed easily and we so excited.  His teacher snuck him an ice cream treat as a reward for passing which made him even happier.  He was thrilled to head off to the deep end by himself after passing.

He requested Pizza Bank for desert as he wanted to do the same thing Cole got to do on his birthday - a trip back into the kitchen to make his own sundae complete with the manager giving him a mouth sundae (aka a mouth full of whip cream)

It's hard to believe this guy is 7 already.  He's just growing so fast.  He's a sweet boy with a fun sense of humor, a sensitive heart and a strong desire to learn and succeed.  He loves all things sports and it has been amazing to watch him develop in this area over the past year.  He runs, hard and plays hard and always likes to be busy doing something.  We are thankful daily for this kiddo and are honored God chose us to be his parents.  Happy birthday buddy!

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