Alex

The most important person in my life is my little brother, Alex. Most of my memories are about him. But the memory that I’ll remember till I die is the memory of my little brother's 5th birthday party. 

My brother has meant a lot to me from the day he was born. It's kind of like he is my son because of how much I take care of him. Everyone knows that I would do anything to make my little brother happy, as long as he is safe and is learning the values in life he should be. If my little brother wants anything he usually asks me for it, and because I spoil my brother he usually gets what he wants. 

Alex’s 5th birthday was May 18, 2009. It was a Monday, so we had school, and we picked him up from school that day. The weather was nice, warm, and sunny. So for most of the night since he got home from school, he played outside. For dinner we had his favorite, hot dogs and homemade mac & cheese. So the house was full of the smell of macaroni and cheese. After dinner, my mom told me to keep Alex in the house while she was outside. I already knew what she was doing, putting the balloons on his birthday present. We thought we would try to have him guess what it was, so we gave him a helmet to put on. He thought it he was getting a bike, but he was wrong. So after my mom was all set for him to come outside, I opened the door and said, "Lets go outside." 

I will always remember the smile on his face when he saw his Powerwheels four wheeler. He always wanted to ride the bigger four wheeler with me, but my parents were scared he would get hurt. He was so shocked. His smile was as big as a slice of watermelon. It was funny seeing him try to drive the four wheeler. At first he would push the “gas” and go about 10 inches then stop. Then after awhile he got ahold of the go part but didn’t know how to turn so he would just go in circles. All night he drove that four wheeler till the battery died. 

He’s driven that four wheeler a lot since he’s gotten it. It was the greatest feeling seeing him surprised and happy. Just the memory of his smile that day I’ll remember for the rest of my life.