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| May 2011 Graduation |
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| May 2011 |
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| May 2011 Graduation |
So, today marks my month—I have exactly one month before I send Josh on an airplane where he begins his adventure at BYU. I feel like I just did this….and I realize I just did—18 months ago! Now I’m thinking I wasn’t such a clever mom after all. Sometimes I’ve wondered if I have a rare case of maternal attachment disorder; but really I think that I just love the company of my kids and I love knowing they are close.
Josh was born on October 25, 1999 in Orange, CA after the hottest summer on record. We lived in a little duplex with no air conditioning and I credit my friend Marilyn Fisher and her swimming pool for saving both Josh’s and my life that summer. When he was little, Josh’s first word was “baaaalllll”—everything worth playing with was a “ball” in Josh's mind.... Not much in his life has changed! He had locks of curly hair and big eyes. A great mix between Scott and my Dad.
Zach’s sole purpose in life was to torment Josh and Josh quietly accepted his torment. The two boys were night and day—Zach and Josh. Zach was social and boisterous, Josh showed his love in quieter ways.
Josh rode a two-wheel bike at three years old—(I am not lying about this!) Our neighbors would sit on their decks and watch this little peanut of a boy riding a two wheel bike. It was kind of unbelievable. From the time he was 5, Josh loved soccer and would spend hours and hours kicking a soccer ball against a wall or a garage or into a net. His soccer idol was Jonny Walker of the Universidad Catolica Soccer team in Chile. He collected all things Jonny—cards, posters, jerseys, news clippings. He also grew to become a fine pianist...not many people know that Josh is a great musician. My favorite piece is his Chopin Nocturne--something that he plays with such precision and feeling, I am absolutely moved every time I hear it.
But his passion has been his love for soccer. People who are passionate about something think and dream and talk and work for their passion—and Josh has done just that. His passion will take him to BYU beginning this summer as he joins the Men’s Soccer Team. I envy his passion. I am proud of him and I will miss him greatly. Josh can be found and followed at http://www.byusoccer.com/.
Beautiful! Y'all have raised him so well; he'll do fabulous! You've spent many years preparing him to fly (but please remind me of this in 10 years!). LOVE the younger pictures. I thought he and Carly looked alike in the baby picture, but then he and Jacob look alike in the little boy one! What a great mama and example you are!!!
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ReplyDeleteI love this post and cannot believe how fast your family is growing up.I remember the Bishop welcoming you guys in to the ward with all your small children back in 2003ish. Congrats to Josh! He is a very talented young man and you should be proud. It doesn't suprise me at all how amazing your children are because they have loving,supportive parents. Miss all your faces!!
I can't believe Josh is already graduating! Just seems like you posted yesterday about Zach's graduation. Those pictures are too cute, I absolutely love the first little kid picture of him in his striped shirt, so adorable! Caleb's first word was ball too, we're starting him in soccer this summer, I hope he takes to it, just like Josh did! I can't believe Josh was riding a two wheeled bike at 3 years old, that is crazy!
ReplyDeleteJosh is such a talented young man. Give him our congrats on graduating and best wishes for the next year at BYU! Hang in there too Susan, I can only imagine how hard it is to let your children go out into the world on their own. Thank goodness there are a few years before that happens to me! :-)
His pictures are really handsome. Yay for Josh, sad for you.
ReplyDeletesuch a cutie! I'm going to be in the same boat as you in about 10 years! Let me know if we can do anything on our end for you!
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