September 19, 2014- Caleb turned 10 years old! How did a decade go by so quickly? We were in Mexico on Caleb's birthday, how cool is that? And we met Anibal, our sponsored child on Caleb's birthday! And Anibal turned 10 the next day, even cooler! We spent Caleb's 10th birthday with Anibal and his Dad. We played games and the boys played soccer- almost all day. I got donuts and candles for the boys and we sang happy birthday to them, in English and Spanish. At lunch that day, the team played a traditional Mexican birthday song and brought a mini cake with trick candles for the boys. They had fun spitting on, I mean blowing out the candles. It is tradition for the birthday person to take a bite out of the corner of the cake, so Anibal and Caleb did that. Caleb did not want to wear the sombrero during the birthday song, Anibal was game though. The team also had ice cream for the boys, that was a treat Anibal does not get very often. Anibal was wearing new clothes that day that our birthday gift through Compassion provided for him.
When we returned home we celebrated Caleb's birthday as a family. The big 10 year old gift was a new, bigger bike! Caleb was very excited. Caleb is still growing well. He is 5 ft tall and 90 lbs. His feet are almost as big as mine. Caleb is in 4th grade and we are so proud of him. He always gets glowing reports from his teachers. He is respectful, a hard worker and kind to other people. Caleb's report cards show his hard work as well! Caleb would say that math is a struggle, but he works hard and is doing well. He still loves to read, which warms my heart. He likes Big Nate books and any books that are funny. He is progressing in piano and loves playing sports. Caleb is a great big brother. He watches Stephen outside and is responsible. Caleb and Isaac are still best buds and he can be patient with his younger sister. He can now stay home by himself for short periods of time. Caleb is handsome, smart, funny and loving. We love Caleb so much and look forward to many more birthdays!
