Eli is 10

For his birthday meal he requested crab legs, mashed potatoes, biscuits, and tres leches cake. 

Better late than never, right? It's been a whole decade of parenting this joy of a child. My brain can't quite compute it, but I will do my best to document some of who he is so I can remember. I'm noticing the older I get (and probably the more children we have) the harder it is to remember who said/did what when. Although blogging seems to be becoming a thing-of-the-past, I will continue to document so Brent and I can sit in our chairs when we're old and gray and reminisce on this beautiful/crazy season of life. 

Eli is such a big helper. He notices things and has really grown in his awareness of people this year. He knows when someone is upset and wants to help. He is especially sweet with Lana and she knows she can get him to do about anything by grabbing his hand and asking sweetly with her blue eyes if he will...help with her chore, or play house, etc. 

He also is a deep feeler and I'm not sure he had the ability to communicate that until this past year. It took us by surprise at first, but we really have grown to admire his emotional awareness and ability to communicate with us how he's feeling. Brent and I often stand in awe of this and take notes for our own health. :) 

At school, it seems that he's known for being a big eater, big reader, and for being the world's loudest Cowboys fan. Can't win them all, I suppose. :) He usually plays soccer at recess. He also has had a "happy plate" streak dating back to 2nd grade that he is very committed to. 

At home, he is either playing outside with Micah, reading a book, or watching some sports something, board or card game, or playing xbox. He loves to be competitive and active. He enjoyed another season of fall soccer and was on a team with other Buhler kids for the first time. It was really good for him. He also played baseball last summer and found he really liked catching (as opposed to standing in the outfield waiting for a miraculous hit- anyone else hate kid-pitch?). He also got fitted for contacts during this time. And we just finished another good season of basketball. He really loves to compete. 

Again, the LORD has been gracious to grow Eli is stature, wisdom, and in favor with God and people. We pray that He who has begun a good work in Eli, will continue it until the day of completion. It's a complete honor to be a part of the journey and watch as it happens. 

Height-  55.5" 60th percentile

Weight- 81lb 75th percentile