It's hard to believe that 7 years ago today our first child entered this world. After 26 hours of agonizing labor (while I sipped Coke, watched ESPN, and kept the video camera running with a few unappreciated hilarious jokes), Lori gave birth to my namesake: Norman Keith Waggoner III. There are way too many Keith's in our family already, so we decided on the nickname Trey. God has blessed us with a boy whose heart beats for Jesus. The highlight of the last 7 years of parenting was when Trey called me on the phone while I was singing at the 2006 Fan Fest in Fresno, CA to tell me that he had asked Jesus to come into his heart. God heard that 4-year-old boy's prayer and saved him. I'm proud of my boy and thank God for a son with a tender heart.
Now, lest I paint a picture of some patron saint, let me assure you that Trey is all boy. He still argues with Kass over what movie they're going to watch, loves wrestling, thinks that "ripping one" is probably the most hilarious act a person can do, and hates anything to do with art. We still have to tell him not to jump on the furniture, occasionally have to get on him about tracking mud through the living room, and keep his Xbox playing to a minimum. All in all, though: great kid!
He's passionate about his sports. Trey is a fantastic soccer player, but longs to play football. Trey also plays basketball (in fact, we're leaving in just a few minutes for his tryout for this season) and baseball. He is a walking sport encyclopedia, always ready to dispense some obscure statistic.
I conducted a quick survey of Trey's raves and faves on his 7th birthday and here's what we came up with:
Sport: football
Teams: Cincinnati Reds, IU basketball, Boise State football, UC Bearcats, Indy Colts, Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers
Subject in school: history ("learning about all the wars and stuff")
Movie: Alvin and the Chipmunks
TV Show: Suite Life on Deck (the new Zach and Cody Disney show which he found out he can watch online); ESPN; Spongebob Squarepants; Cory in the House
Book: Jigsaw Jones; Ken Griffey, Jr. biography
Music Groups: Liberty Quartet, dcTalk, Gold City, Toby Mac, Brian Free and Assurance
Song: "See the Glory" (Steven Curtis Chapman); "Glory Road" (Brian Free and Assurance)
Food: steak; hot wings; ribs
Drink: any kind of milkshake
Xbox Game: NBA Live
Board Game: Apples to Apples
Color: blue
Website: disneychannel.com; espn.com
Happy birthday, Trey. We love you!
6 comments:
Wow! I can't believe he is 7. Time does fly by. Hope he has a fun birthday.
Happy birthday! Toby Mac and Brian Free and Assurance-now that is a contrast!! Grin! Good to see some Hoosier teams have survived in his faves!!!! Jason
Happy Birthday to Trey! You know, the more I read, the more I think that he and Jared should meet. They sound like two peas in a pod!
A list of his favorites was a great idea. I enjoyed reading them and agree the Alvin and the Chipmunks rocks!
Happy Birthday, Trey! It doesn't seem possible that he's 7!! What happened to the 2-year old who HAD to bring his number puzzle to my house everyday? :-) I enjoyed reading about his favorite things.
Happy birthday to Trey!! They sure grow up fast!!
Happy Birthday, Trey!!
Wow Keith you sure went thru alot to have him :)
Way to go Trey, Go TOBYMAC!! He is one of my favorites,too.
As for football, it is the best sport ever!!!!
Hope you had a good day :)
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