Dearest Jimmy – You Are Eleven Years Old!

Dearest Jimmy,

You are eleven years old! Eleven?! I say it every year with all of you but how has this happened so quickly. It feels like a moment ago you were in my arms after the most beautiful labour in the living room. I mean, it was hard because you were back to back and came out with your fist up like a little superhero and much damage was done, but… It was beautiful. Florence came into see you just as soon as you were here and then we were tucked up in our own bed drinking tea (and milk for you) half an hour later.

You were a dream to give birth to and you’re still a dream now! You have made us so proud this past year (and always but especially with getting into your new to be high school) and you make us laugh with your quirky ways all the time. We love hearing your facts, adore playing games with you, enjoy watching you love football and your friends and still be so enthralled with military history. Yesterday you took your flour bomb (a birthday present from Grandad a few years ago and still loved) to the common with your mate and you looked so grown up and yet so little all at the same time.

To celebrate your big double ones we had a birthday breakfast of chocolate fondue followed by Costa and Greggs lunch and then we went swimming at Marina in Great Yarmouth before stepping on the beach briefly and doing some slots in the arcade! We came home to nibbles and presents with Gram too and then football training ensied where you scored 4 goals in the end of training match, followed by a hat trick and handing out cakes to your pals! The evening after was for a brownie stack with a Malteasers theme and singing “Happy Birthday”! There’s more to come at the weekend with a party of paintball and all your pals. I’d say it’s a pretty packed birthday which just happened on a teacher’s strike day meaning you had the day off and we bunked Raffie off too. Poor Florence has exams coming up and had to go in but at least she was home for cake!

We love you so much our little big boy, don’t go changing because you’re just perfect as you are!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIMMY!