Happy 9th Birthday Mattox

Mattox,
I am soooo late writing this. It has been a very busy summer and fall. This summer you turned 9! It’s unreal how big you are. You had a good school year and made some good friends. Ace and Gavin were your best friends at school. Your teacher was very hard on you this year. I think you learned a lot, but it was a rough year. Especially at the end of the year, you started getting into “trouble” every day at school. One day you drew a picture of a bird pooping in one of your classmates (a girl of course). Your teacher didn’t think that was funny.
Over the past year you did wrestling, basketball, and swimming lessons. You wrestled in a tournament and beat a kid in overtime, got pinned the second match and lost the 3rd match after giving it a good try. You just ran out of steam. You are a natural swimmer and love the water. This was your last year at Union Academy. Your dad and I decided we wanted you to be bilingual and so you are going to western union elementary with Sam this upcoming school year.
I feel like every year you grow so much. You are really coming into your own. You are seriously the best big brother I have ever seen. You are kind to Sam and Eli. Is really neat to see how compassionate and responsible you are. You still have a big head full of hair. Big brown eyes, and a big smile with your adult teeth very visible. Mattox, you are easy to love. I am looking forward to spending your 9th year with you. You are my heart!
Love you always and forever!
Mom