08/26/2026
Six years ago we named this little boy Powell, his grandmother’s maiden name, long before we ever laid eyes on him. His name essentially means “set apart, distinguished, made on purpose for a purpose.”
We didn’t know then what that would look like. However, deep down, our hearts knew.
For the last five years you’ve gone by Wells. And this year, out of nowhere, you looked at us and said you wanted to be called by your real name. While our hearts sank a bit, we knew it was also time for you to be Powell.
I think you knew before we did…because that’s exactly who you are!
Distinguished doesn’t mean quiet or reserved… for you it means LOUD. It means never meeting a stranger, never hearing a song you won’t dance to, never making a colorful, creative craft you don’t fall in love with. It means being the leader in every room, the heartbeat of every party, the one who talks too much! You come by it honest, but we never expected anything less 🍎🤝🌳🤭
You are independent almost to a fault and adventurous down to your core, but you carry this tender, cautious heart right alongside your daredevil risk-taking… old soul and wild child in the same six-year-old body.
Your laugh is contagious. But it’s your love that’s even louder. You hold on tightly to the people you love like you’re afraid we may float away…stage ten clinger, and I pray you never grow out of it.
Your dad is your best friend. Ride or die. Neither one of you can stand to miss a good dance party, and the two of you have the exact same b***y shakes to prove it 🤣
And your brothers…they are your heroes. You want to talk like them, walk like them, dress like them, down to the very last detail. I’ve learned to let you all be exactly who you are, even when it’s opposite of me!! Despite a few things that are opposite…you still are very much also my mini me 🤍🥹
Amidst all the ways you’re similar to us…you also are uniquely you. Set apart. Called with purpose. Distinguished from your first breath.
Happy 6th birthday, Powell. May you be used for good, leading well, loving loudly, and never, ever losing that sweet, precious heart of yours!
We love you buddy 🤍
