Joey has had a great birthday so far.  Excited and enjoying it, but well-behaved with it.  Hos main problem has been that he over-reacts to every little disappointment, and in a way that sounds like a 2 year old rather than a 10 year old at times.  He must stop this and Anne and I have now spoken to him about a new regime.  After a couple of days 'transition', every time he does that moan, he will have 3 seconds to stop (initially) or will be sent to castigo or  lose his privileges  - TV and minecraft.  We have told him that as a 10 year old, he cannot behave this way, that it drives us nuts and makes us all unhappy.  He has responded well during this transition period, hopefully it will last.

Received a lovely message from his Brazilian friend, maury;
oi joey sou eu maury feliz aniversario tenha um dia bem feliz e divertido queria estar ai com vocer para comemorar o seu aniversario mais eu vou sempre estar do seu lado seu amigo maury

Last bit reads 'wish I was there but will always be at your side, your friend Maury'.