Happy Birthday Jeremiah!

Happy Birthday Jeremiah!

                  Today is his 14th birthday.  He is such an amazing friend and companion every day to me.  He has grown so much in just the past few years.  It has been so neat to watch him grow both physically and spiritually during that time.  I love his willingness to help and his joyful attitude, along with his sense of humor.  He loves the dogs and is an incredible help with them.  He's such a blessing and I'm reminded of it every day.   I love you.

He's a great baseball player! 

Huntin' buddies.

Battle Cake

Yesterday was Jonathan's 7th Birthday.  Mama made a brownie-cake in the shape of LEGO blocks.   Then Jeremiah, Mama, and I set up a battle scene!  Bad guys against good guys; it was lots of fun.  Here are some close-ups.

Mama made the "blood" out of left over cinnamon roll icing and red food coloring.

As you can see, Jeremiah set up some very "gruesome" scenes!

We had a great day!

Jonnie's 7th Birthday

Dear Jonathan,

Happy 7th birthday!  I can't believe how quickly you've grown in only 7 years.  You are so much fun to be around and play with every day.   I am so thankful to God for blessing our family with such precious gift.  May He bless you on this special day.  I love you so much. 

Elijah and Jeremiah

We all had to take turns holding him!

Fishing buddies.

Best buddies.

Uh...seriously...I wasn't supposed to have that cookie?

Happy birthday again.  We all love you.

Birthday!

Thursday was Christian's 9th birthday.  It has been wonderful to spend these past nine years with him.  He is such a blessing to our family.  It is so amazing to look back and see how much he has grown over the years. I love his brave, chivalrous, and courageous personality, along with his quick wit and sense of humor.  He keeps us laughing!  Christian you are such a blessing from God, and we thank Him for you.  

Wasn't he SO cute!

Little Christian trying to do his own clean-up job.

Christian was pretty proud of his belly flops.

One night we were staying in a cabin in Iowa and Christian heard owls hooting in the woods.  Here's how his face looked when he asked, "Do owls have hands?  Do owls have swords?   Can they open doors?  What do they eat?"









Jeremiah and Christian's "major" bike accident (no one was harmed in the photographing of this incident). They do all of their own stunts.

Christian's birthday cake last year.

This year's cake - a healthy cake made with black beans and avocado.  Hannah will be posting the recipe on her blog shortly.

Christian had the marvellous idea of buying coffee ice cream to go with the cake.

Christian still makes this face.  *just kidding*