Roen is 12...

At 12 years old, Roen is 81 pounds and 4'9".  

He is all things sports and competitiveness- it doesn't matter if he is running two miles in PE, at a golf tournament or shooting hoops in the driveway with friends. 

He is also our happy, humble little guy who tends to live in his own little world. He is just all around easy! Easy to parent, easy to be around and easy to love! Roen is the sunshine personality in the family and we all love him for it! He is a giggle box and wears a smile almost always! He truly is like the comic relief in our family full of strong personalities!

He continues to be passionate about golf more than any other sport (basketball is a closes 2nd). He can now beat Micah when they go out to play and teases Micah about this any chance he can! Most days after school, you will find this boy at the range, on the course or on the simulator! 

Roen does have a fiery little temper when provoked and tends to get very hangry if not fed often! He loves chips & Julios hot sauce, steak, spaghetti, PayDays, PB & J, cucumbers, cheese, orange juice and Yoo-hoo drinks. 

He tends to breeze through school, needing very little help from home and makes mostly A's with a few B's in Reading. Reading is a struggle, but he seems to manage ok and never does it give him a worry! His best is his best and he leaves it at that.

He loves animals of all kinds and has a very gentle love with his Benny Boo! If he ever reads a book where an animal dies, he is a blubbering mess... his tender little heart breaks so very easily. 

He keeps his room picked up, neat and organized. He is a fantastic little bed maker and tends to his personal things with lots of care.

Roen is silly, loud, and a total goof ball! I have to tell him often to settle down, to which he responds with a giant smile and says "what?!" He is happy to his very core. He is happy in the mornings, happy at bedtime and happy in between! He gives the very best hugs and loves a good back scratch! Roen is our boy who is friends with everyone and is ready to go, no matter where!

Happy Birthday, to our lovable, silly and social little guy who truly makes life fun!!

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On his last day of being 11, I took him to the course to play as many holes as we could squeeze in before dinner. Since Anne was in town, we let him open his presents from the San Angelo crew too!

On the morning of his actual birthday, we sang happy birthday and let him open a few presents before school. After school, he opened the rest of his presents and then played a quick round with his buddy Hudson, his dad, and Micah. Anne and I followed along to watch the fun. For dinner he requested spaghetti followed by his favorite, dirt cake. He ended 11 and started 12 on the course with family... it was perfection in his book!

His favorite scripture- from Anne