Jordan, age 12

Who would have ever thought that this:

would have turned into this: 

The contrast just makes it more real that each birthday is another year closer to the day he leaves us : (

Jordan, age 12

Loves to:  ride dirtbikes, fish, mountain bike, wrestle, play football, ski, shoot bows and guns (target shooting that is) and beat Dad at chess.

Hates:  being without a flashlight in the dark and doing dishes. 

Is always:  eating, trying to boss the other kids around (he thinks he's the parent), changing the radio station in the car and losing his scout shirt so he won't be forced to wear it on scout night. 

Has:  great hair, a good sense of humor, determination and good work ethic (almost always). 

Listens to:  Lynard Skynard, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, The Eagles, Beastie Boys, Green Day, Johnny Cash, Simon and Garfunkel, MC Hammer, Josh Turner, Rodney Atkins, LMFAO, Tim McGraw, some songs from certain musicals, etc... his music selection is really quite eclectic.

Wishes:  Red hadn't run away, we'd stop moving so much, he didn't have to share a room with his sister, he could play video games whenever he felt like it and have friends over every day.

Thinks:  Julian Smith is funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pT2JVwINvY&ob=av3e, Kid History is funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh0NLQJfAYU&feature=related, the He-Man parody to "I'm sexy and I know it" is funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-UuSN72dIc and that while not quite as funny as those aforementioned things his teacher (Mr. Templeton, aka Mr. T) this year is the coolest teacher he's had yet.

Wants to be: just like Daddy : ) 

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