WILLIAM ROBERT DEAN

Happy Thanksgiving I mean "Birthday Will"

WILL'S "8" YEARS OLD TODAY!!!

Will was born on November 27th, 2000 @ 2:30 PM.
I was due on December 7th and after Jake was 10 lbs. my doctor wanted to make sure and induce me 10 days early so he wouldn't be as big as Jake. Will weighed 8 lbs. 8 oz. and 20 inches. He was such a good baby. He was born at St. Marks Hospital with Dr. Catherine Wheeler. Will was named after both of his grandpas. Grandpa Roger William Dean & Grandpa Robert D Nelson. He is a very energetic and happy boy. He gets so excited about everything. He loves to play with his friends and hang out with his family. He loves most sports and does well at all of them. He loves amusement parks. He loves the computer and says when he grows up he wants to be an engineer or an archeologist (like Indiana Jones). He is a very good student. He loves math and is learning to read so well. People say he looks a lot like Mike but it is amazing how much he looks like my dads pictures when he was a little boy. I love him so much and am so glad I get to be his mom.

Will's presents: a shirt, 2 puzzles, phase 10 dice, Roller Coaster Tycoon Wild, scout shirt and ski gloves!!!

Going on a ride at Knotts Berry Farm...Summer 2008

Jr. Jazz Winter...2008

Baseball...Spring 2008Soccer...Fall 2008
"Thanksgiving Day" Cottonwood Hgts 5k (3.2 miles) Turkey Trot.

Will loves to run so when he found out we could do a race as a family on his birthday he was more than excited. Rachel, Jake and Will ran with my sister Amy's kids Morgan, Annie, Adam and James. We left Sadie at home with Grandma Ruthie. After waiting for the drawing and the awards ceremony we were very glad Sadie wasn't there because she would have been very bored.

Jake and Adam did so well. They ran the whole way. They finished in just under 26 minutes. We were so happy for them. Jake crossed the finish line just before Adam so he placed 5th in the 11 years and under age group. They gave ribbons for the first 5 places so he was quite excited.

Mike ran with Will and he finished around 34 minutes.
Rachel and Annie ran/walked. They finished around 44 minutes.

We had such a great Thanksgiving today. We ate at my house with my whole family except Mel, Brad and Chloe (they went to Branson, MO with some friends) & Troy (he is in Colorado) & Cylia (she is living in Idaho with her mom). We all got a chance to go around the table and say things we are thankful for. I am so thankful for Mike, my kids, Diesel, my health, to live in America, great friends & family and the gospel. My little brother Jed surprised us when he said he was thankful that Jaxon and Ellsie were going to have a new baby brother or sister due on May 18th. What a GREAT SURPRISE!!!
Well I guess we will move onto the next Holiday...CHRISTMAS!!!!
Shopping anyone? :)