Thursday, March 29, 2012

Happy Birthday Son!


Nine years ago today, my wife gave birth to my baby boy!  He was born in the middle of turkey season and I remembering asking the doctor sometime in the middle of the night if he thought we could get this thing done soon so that I could slip out and go turkey hunting.  I wasn't serious, but that started a turkey hunting conversation and my wife had to listen to me teach our doctor the fine art of calling in turkeys between contractions.  Reid was born at 5:55 am.  I like to think that there was a turkey gobbling somewhere!

My boy has the ability to melt my heart in one minute and then make me want to pinch his little head off the next.  He can be very loving and then turn around and produce blood curling screams from his aggravated little sister without skipping a beat.  He is very smart and very competitive.  He is my son, hunting buddy, fishing partner, ball player and one of the greatest joys of my life, so I make this post in honor of his birthday!












 Happy Birthday buddy! Your Daddy loves you!   I can't wait to add more adventures to our list!

8 comments:

Erin said...

As someone who cherishes time spent with her dad, this is wonderful! I am sure your son will look back and have so many great memories of all of the adventures you have taken and will take!

Rabid Outdoorsman said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Mine are 3 and 5 and I can tell you there really is nothing quite like the love between a father and his son! Nice Post!

Main Line Sportsman said...

That is a tremendous gallery of photos....you're a good dad...memories he will have all his life...and lessons as well.

TexWisGirl said...

happy 9th to your mini-you. :)

Downeast Duck Hunter said...

Tell Run Reid Run that the Duckman says happy birthday...

Steve said...

Happy Birthday, Reid!

Trey, Enjoy them. We just put our youngest, 18, on a plane for North Carolina to visit her boyfriend and brother at Ft. Bragg. They leave too soon.

steve

DWQ said...

Happy Birthday Reid!!...my son turned 10 on the 27th...our sons have a lot in common Trey, esp the drive his sisters to fits that drive you crazy....part of being a boy, as I remember too well...and now my mother's curse of me having a son like me has come to call, lol

Molly @ View From a Saddle said...

Aww!! Happy birthday Reid!!