Dale made it. 
He spent the last ten minutes laying on an air mattress watching the clock and chanting the remaining minutes out loud to help him stay awake. I wish I could find the words to describe the size of the smile on his face when he saw the countdown timer on TV reach zero and the “2008″ light up. It was such a moment of accomplishment for him. We then ran out onto our porch sans shoes to see some of the fireworks going on around Springfield.
This is one of those moments Daddy’s not going to forget…Dale’s first time staying up for the New Year. Happy New Year, buddy. Daddy loves you.
Give Dale my congrats. For this I will let him visit the Incredible Pizza website on my iPhone next time I see y’all.