Mr. Excitement Turns 5!

When in need of entertainment, excitement or simply something to talk about Aaron is your man. He's full throttle in everything he does. Aaron has two gears - neutral and overdrive. Once he's in, he's all in. He drives a hard bargain in negotiations and petitions. I've often thought that he would be a great salesman or businessman - he almost always finds a way to 'make the sale'. He can focus like a laser beam - almost to a fault.

His personality, red hair and freckles act as people magnets when he's got his game on. He has a knack for saying things that can make you laugh and can add a fresh new take that will get you thinking. Just be careful in laughing - he's sensitive and can interpret your laughter as laughing at him, not with him (as Uncle Rico would say of Napoleon - "He's a sensitive guy.") He's very observant and attentive to detail. He's got style and likes to look nice (nice = Star Wars shirt + shorts + combed hair).

He has a fierce love for his siblings, especially Seth. He enjoys playing with his Legos, games on the Wii, riding his scooter, jumping on the trampoline, dancing, playing living room soccer, watching America's Funniest Videos and getting tossed on the couch by his Dad. He lives on a steady diet of granola bars, apple juice and any candy he can find in the kitchen cabinets. If you're looking for some energy food, that's the formula.

Some things we love about Aaron

• He loves Star Wars and Legos. He can build with Lego for hours.
• He plays Lego Star Wars on the Wii. He jumps constantly while he plays.
• He doesn't like regular breakfast foods. For breakfast he usually eats a granola bar or asks for a hot dog or chicken nuggets.
• He's a good faker. Whenever he's tired of walking or doesn't want to clean up or other work, that part of his body starts hurting so he's unable to use it. "My arms hurt; I can't clean up the legos!"
• He gets compliments on his hair everywhere he goes.
  

Aaron's birthday party was at a park this year. He had six little boys come. It was Star Wars themed. He helped make the lego star wars flags to go in the top of the cupcakes. And he filled all the treat bags. He was so excited. We played on the playground most of the time, but we also did some duck, duck, goose and red light, green light and did presents and cupcakes.

We love our red man. Happy Birthday, Aaron!