Will at 8 . . .

• wakes for midnight snacks
• pick flowers
  
• celebrates field of dandelions
• loves to snuggle
• bakes pumpkin bread (and cupcakes, brownies, and other yummy treats)
• lives out loud
• has a contagious laugh
  
• throws snowballs and builds snowmen
  
• practices for his role as the March Hare in Dayspring's production of Alice in Wonderland Jr.
• loves books (currently reading the last of The Rose Series amd Jigsaw Jones)
• studies weather
• can be quietly introspective
  
• knows no moderation
• looks forward to riding a taxi while in Michigan this summer
• deemed himself bat boy for Quinn's baseball team
• loves bunnies and chicks
  
• gives excellent head massages
• successfully snowboards to the bottom of the hill at Vlasis Park
• loved the ocean while in Oregon last summer
  
• cares for his own vegetable garden
• is often misunderstood
• wears boots
• catches frogs
  
• talks sports with our neighbor, Corne
• talks gardening with our neighbors, Phil & Shirley
• plays in the mud, sand, and any other messy material
• explores rivers and creeks
  
• is in love with more girls than he can count
• fills his pockets with Legos, rocks, and other "treasures"
• wishes for a baby brother
• ice skates on the frozen creek
• loves to go to the zoo, the gardens, and the Magic House
  
• checks the Sports section each morning for yesterday's scores and today's games
• visits with Ms. Jan
• wears size 7 shoes
• recently learned to hard boil eggs
• idolizes Nathan
• looks forward to his final season of machine pitch baseball
  
• plays Free Cell Solitaire, Tenzi, and War
• loves Henry, Jack, and Harper "Grace" like they were his own siblings
• feels at home in nature
• spots hawks, turkey vultures, and great blue herons overhead
  
• attended his first concert: Trans-Siberian Orchestra
• skip rocks 
• spent some of his birthday money on candy bars for Grandma
• digs holes
• is best friends with Quinn
  
• is loved more than he will ever know!