Justyn turns 11 today! He is such a fun kid. He is at an age where he is still such a little kid at heart but every now and then I get a glimpse of him trying to grow up and it kind of makes me sad. Here are 11 things that I love the most about my Justyn.

1. Justyn loves animals. He's scared to death of them but he has a huge heart for them. He especially loves dogs.
2. Justyn loves adventure books and movies that take place in mythical lands. He loves Chronicle's of Narnia, The Inheritance Series, and Harry Potter are top on his list although he has many, many more that he loves.
3. Justyn loves Lego's and small animals and figures. He likes to combine all his toys to create these amazing imaginary worlds that he lives in.
4. Justyn loves to have stories read to him. He is always listening to a book on CD and he begs to have me read to him at night. I'll probably be reading him bedtime stories until he leaves home.
5. Justyn loves history. He remembers everything he hears or reads. Any time I have questions, I just ask him. He knows everything and if he doesn't know it, he figures it out.
6. Justyn has an excellent memory. He can remember details about so many things. He also likes to annoy us by constantly repeating scenes from movies word for word, over and over and over.
7. Justyn loves to draw. I find his drawings everywhere. Most of them are of these complicated machines that do amazing things or of some detailed scene from a book or imaginary place he has created. Writing is very hard for him because he writes as though he is drawing.
8. Justyn loves to create things. He loves to design things on paper and then create them out of wood or clay or Lego's.
9. Justyn loves to have fun. He loves to laugh and has a strange sense of humor.
10. Justyn is very close to the spirit. His testimony is so strong. He had a talk to give a couple of weeks ago and he couldn't find what he was looking for so he wrote the story himself. He had us all in tears when he was finished.
11. Justyn loves his family and he has a strong sense of loyalty to all of us. He is very respectful to me. Ken teases him because he calls me Momma. I don't know why he does. He just always has and I like it.

I love watching my kids grow up. They are becoming these amazing little people and I am so honored to have the opportunity to be their mother. I just hope I don't blink. I might miss something. The time is going by way too quickly.

Happy Birthday Justyn!