The Smelker Seven

Reflections

October 21st 1998; 11:10pm (Eastern Time) Garrick Charles Smelker made his QUICK entry into the world. It was a Wednesday night (obviously, he had to follow the pattern of his older siblings) warm for October and I remember calling the midwife and within 20 minutes of her arrival, Garrick slid into this world. He was immediately alert, quiet and attentive to all that was going on around him.

Much has happened since that night. He got to be the baby Jesus in our church play when he was 2 months old, and now this year he will play a wise man in our newest Christmas play; reprising a role Warrick played several years ago. He is funny, articulate, smart, sensitive, an artist, a singer, not much for playing outside (because he gets sweaty!), loves to swim, ride his scooter...all in all a typical nine-year old boy.


He has had a busy birthday weekend and yesterday we took him and several of his friends to the Hondo Corn Maze. We spent 3 hours enjoying the maze in perfect weather, and the kids spent time jumping on hay bales, feeding goats, shooting corn out of cannons and jumping on a huge trampoline.

Then it was back to the house where he opened all the gifts from his friends.



We had given him our gift earlier on in the week, an iPod Nano - the only person in the family so far to receive one. He LOVES it! He especially loves the fact that Terry has loaded Weird Al Yankovic's songs and videos on his iPod.


I look at this kid who is almost as tall as me and I marvel that he is already nine! NINE! Where does the time go? Our family is so blessed to have him - he has enriched our lives immeasurably.

Labels: birth, Garrick, Hondo, iPod

posted by The Smelker Seven @ 7:32 PM