twenty-one!

one....

+ twenty =

twenty one!

some of the

BEST OF TOD

• sing yourself silly and barney videos
• singing "Friends in "SO" Places" at two
• watching the Ba-link-its drinking a Coke-a-lella
• your nickname...Tod-o...which Scot-o started
• "thank you much"
• "i love you 40-100, my karen"
• your love of movies, music, & clothes
• ring master: "Ladies & Gentlemen represent"
• power rangers
• your anxiety over storms
• Rene cutting your hair...you crying it "hurt"...but LOVING the LOOK afterwards
• i-tunes
• you and Craig crooning "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
• Catholic
• guitar playing
• "where in the world is carmen sandiego?"
• your goldfish Samey, Clark, and Effercet
• Jesuit soccer's ranger heart 2 years in a row
• laughing with aunt krissy about the private purple circle
• kicker
• mother-son brunch
• miles
• LA Tech & UTA
• michael bolton's "tine" & tenderness
• you telling your kindergarten teacher, mrs. sharp, to "shut up" on the first day
• Go Dog Go
• you called aunt ann..."auntie em"
• "Dorphee" in the Wizard of Oz
• Winnie the Pooh & the Honey Tree
• ultimate frisbee
• being the gander and SCOOP in plays
• the RISE school
• gemina
• the "castle"
• F.I.S.H. & NCYC
• being a partner in crime at the PINES
• busted for beer pong
• sig ep tristate
• UCLA weekends
• your love of family
• your near death experience on I-20
• coming clean in your sophomore year
• you telling grandma she was your hero
• george strait's "run"
• mustangs, patriots, marlins, warthogs, lions, saints, raiders

we have so much we could lift our glass to, tod. twenty-one years ago you opened our eyes and hearts to a love that was unknown until you. proud is truly an understatment when we reflect on the man you have become. we know God's plans for you are amazing and perfect. we pray you continue to rely on Him, always.

happy 21st, our 1st baby boy.

we love you, son.