Damon Turns 10!!!

 Damon Doyle is 10 years old!!!

Oh how we love our Damon Boy!! He is a caring, loving kid who loves to help people. If you're having a hard day, he'll give you a hug, a compliment, and make you laugh. People just love being around him.

Damon loves going to school. He always wants to get there as early as he can to play with his friends before going inside. He is so sad the school year is almost over. Sawyer moved into our neighborhood this past summer and Damon reached right out to him, and they have been great buddies ever since. As soon as they're home from school and put their backpacks away, they get together to play for the rest of the afternoon. Sawyer's parents thanked us for what a great friend Damon has been to him. 

Damon loves to play sports and to play with friends. He wants to sign up for as many different teams as he can. It seems like volleyball is a favorite right now. He wants to be signed up for that year-round, and play an additional sport on top of volleyball, depending on the season. He's loved having Tristan on his volleyball team, and they are signed up to play baseball and pickleball together this summer too.

Damon is a hard worker. He's mowed quite a few lawns already this year and loves saving up money for things that he really wants. He is also very generous with his money. He donated a good amount to a fundraiser at his school for a new playground for the kids in the autistic unit. He loves those kids and said he wants them to get a playground that will be more fun for them. 

We're so glad Damon is a part of our family. We love his silliness, his smiles, his hugs, and his kindness.

Damon was so excited for crepes and bacon for breakfast.

And of course a spray of whipped cream in his mouth!

He opened his card from Grandma & Grandpa Ham that morning. We had been watching America's Funniest Videos the night before and there was a compilation of little kids thinking George Washington on the $1 bill was their grandma. When Damon pulled the $20 bill out of the card he pointed at Andrew Jackson and said, "Look Mom, it's Grandpa!" Haha!

He wanted to open presents right after school.

He was excited about his crocs.

A couple of the teachers at his school got sprayed with silly string and he thought that looked so fun. I surprised him with a few bottles.

He wanted novelty socks, so I got him some volleyball ones.

He also got a Mario Party game for the Switch and some walkie talkies. 

He wanted to go to Cafe Rio for dinner. We don't usually buy drinks there, so he was so excited to get a drink and try the lemonades. He ended up loving the horchata!

We watched a movie that evening and had cake and ice cream. 

It was a great day!

For his party this year he invited Sawyer, Rockwell, Tessa, Wyatt and Hallee. I thought that was so sweet he wanted his siblings and cousins to come.

We went bowling and then they came and hung out at our house for the day. Wyatt and Hallee gave him a pack of novelty socks, and he loves them.

It was fun to hear them all playing games and laughing together in the basement.

Happy birthday Damon Doyle!! We love love love you!!!