This is 17
Another year has come and gone
It's your birthday and you're 17
It's hard to belive you are that old
Who is this young man that I am seeing?
It's been quite a year for you
You got your license and you drive a car
In fact, you share a car with your sis
But you drive safe and don't go far
You like to drive to get food
Westfield, B Dubs, or Jimmy Johns
You are always hungry
Sometimes you even go with your crew
You've got quite a group of friends
You like to hang with your baseball buds as well
Besides getting food, you go to games
You even go shopping too, which is swell
You have quite the beauty routine
And take great care of your hair
You regularly get perms and cuts
And always put effort into your skincare
You played baseball again
You were on the JV team at school
Sometimes you even played up with varsity
You would pitch and that was cool
You also had your final year with JR Stars
And it was very bittersweet
Playing with the team the last five years
It was so much fun and pretty neat
You usually pitched or played shortstop
You all grew so much over the years
Many good friendships made
And many memoires we will hold dear
You still want one more summer of ball
So you went to some tryouts
Got some offers and you had a decision to make
You settled on Whiteford without a doubt
You have great sportsmanship skills
And your efforts never go unseen
That's why it was no surprise you were selected
For the Sport Leadership Team
I love watching you grow
And watching you change
But now you're one year from being an adult
And for me, that's a little strange
You do pretty well in school
And I am so proud of you
Keep working for what you want
And all your dreams will come true
My wish for you is simple
I want you to be happy and have fun
I got your back, no matter what
Happy Birthday-I love you son
To Presley, From Mom 11/8/26
This is 17
Happy Birthday Evie Mae
Today you are 17 years old
That sure went by fast
But here you are-beautiful and bold
It's been quite a year
You got your license and a car
You weren't keen on driving at first
But now you drive near and far
You love to go to Target
And Starbucks too
In fact, any place that is a store or has food
Is perfectly fine by you
You are a foodie for sure
Chipolte, Chick-Fil-A, Crumbl to name a few
You just like to eat
And drink your iced chai too
You're on the cheer team
And you are a flyer
You work super hard at this
And they keep putting you up higher
You enjoy cheer a lot
And have a lot of fun
You've made some new friends
And grown in your tumbling a ton
You're still BFF's with Piper
But Mikayla and Izzy are part of your crew
Your circle of friends keeps growing
You're not the quiet girl I once knew
You've learned you love to work
And worked a second season at Heaps
You worked at church, babysat, and now Pizza Ranch
You certainly love the money you get to keep
You always give everything your all
Whether it's cheer, work, or school
You study your little butt off
And were #10 in your class-no fool
You help at home too
You clean and do chores
I don't even ask you
You just don't like to be bored
You are still quite crafty
And crochet quite a bit
And you love to bake anything
Cuz you just can't sit
I want you to know how proud I am of you
I will always have your back
Things won't always be easy
But give yourself some slack
Happy Birthday sweet girl
May all your wishes come true
Keep being you and reach for the stars
And never forget how much I love you.
To Evie, From Mom 11/9/26
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