tim's twelve

 He is, so we had a party last night.   It was a beautiful, hot day, just like the day he was born.

 We were mostly outside because it was just too stuffy inside the house.

 The new bike:

 The big, fat chocolate cake:

 I thought about buying a cake, skip running the oven, but it wouldn't have made any difference, really.

And then it was the end of the evening and the little kids took baths and went home.  

We stood around in the dark watching everyone get their cars wiggled out of the driveway, and the breeze was soft and warm.

Tim?  Twelve years of you?

How could it be?

In the next couple years you are going to grow until you're as tall as Dad.

I cannot wait to see what the next twelve years will bring.

You've brought us so much happiness and so much just plain entertainment, character that you are.

We could not love you more.  Happy Birthday from lucky old us,  Love, MOM and DAD and EVERYBODY