CHRISTIAN

What can I say about you? I can't remember our family without you. I remember going to see you for the first time 8 years ago. You are my best little buddy and I miss you everyday that I am at school. So I just thought I would share with everyone a few special traits and experiences from your 8 years on Earth.

Christian is:

• hilarious...earlier this year I asked him why he didn't ask me to sponsor him in the jog-a-thon this year. He told his mom it was because I am homeless.



• the best big brother I have ever seen...he couldn't bear to spend the night over Thanksgiving because he was so worried about Grant sleeping in his room without him.




• a joker...my favorite joke of his..."If the world were a jacket, where would the gangsters be?"....In the hood!



• stylish...he never forgets his pomade (even on camping trips) and his hair is always in the newest do.



• thoughtful...he made Elyse a collection of songs, poems, and pictures for her birthday last year.





• quite the daredevil these days...he was the first one to jump in the pool over Thanksgiving...COLD...and he did it twice! He went cliffjumping at Lake Mead this summer. He went tubing with me also. He loves the roller coaster and the Tower of Terror at California Adventure.



• artistic...he steals my camera every chance he gets and takes pictures of the most random things.



• a great soccer player...he is already on a club team! Only time will tell where this talent will take him...the next David Beckham?


• very smart...when he was only 6, I spelled a word while on the phone in front of him and he told everyone what I said. Not so funny at the time, but in retrospect...still not too funny, but I am still impressed by his intelligence. He can also remember anything you have ever said...and always manages to bring it up at the most "appropriate" moments.



• an amazing dancer...he has been breakdancing since he was about 4 years old. He still loves to have dance parties which happen to be my favorite thing to do with him.



• a music buff now...he has quite the taste in music...Dave Matthews Band to Lil Mama (Lipgloss). "Whatcha know bout me? Whatcha, whatcha know bout me?" or as Christian says..."What you know about me? What you, What you know about me?" He has recently taken up the flutophone...who knows what will come next.



• knows he is cute...he loves to have his picture taken. Need I say more?
  He is even cute without teeth!
  

I love you Christian. I am so proud to be your aunt. Kiss...even it out on the other side...kiss!

Now don't make fun of our song...we tried. Happy Birthday buddy!