Joshua's 12th Birthday

So, as most of you know the winter around the Allen household is full of Birthdays. And, this was the next one. Josh's 12th bday. He decided that Applesbees is the place he wanted to be. So, we went to Applebees and ate some wonderful food. Their Appetizer Platter is rather wonderful :)Then we headed for the Mall so his brother could spend some of his Christmas Gift Cards and So that he could get a memory stick for his new PSP that he bought with his Birthday money. It's crazy to think that this is my little Joshua. He was a little premature when he was born and had no fat on him whatsoever. And, now he is a big healthy pre-teen. Crazyness. Well, as a surprise for him we bought him an electric guitar for his birthday and he has been playing it so well. He seems to have a natural gift for music. He hears it and then goes and plays it. And, my task is to teach him what it is that he is playing so that when I say play an E for example...he can show me a couple ways that he could play that. I have been blessed by these boys. So MUCH!!! God Has Truly Blessed Us. We have three boys that are healthy, happy, and smart. Very smart. Thank you Lord for your many wonderful blessings to us and give us strength to be the kind of parents that you want us to be.