Happy Birthday Noah......

Eight years ago on this very day, God graciously blessed us with our first born, Noah Robert.  We celebrated his life today, and I wanted to dedicate this post to my oldest little lovie.

.....you have been counting down the days to your 8th birthday for quite some time now

.....you give the best hugs

.....your breakfast of choice is peanut butter and cinnamon sugar toast

.....you would much rather climb a tree than do math

.....you drink mass quantities of milk every day

.....you try to make up annoying sounding laughs and pick one to use for the day

.....every time I turn around you are going through a growth spurt

.....you are totally into legos and are quite talented and creative, Nate is your lego buddy

.....you are such an enormous help with the little ones

.....you love to ride your bike and have been riding without training wheels since age 41/2

.....your favorite ice cream is peanut butter panic

.....you are never at a loss for words and you love to talk on the phone

..you are a member of "The Dangerous Boys Club" and really look forward to going each week

.....you absolutely love spending time with your cousins during our visits back in PA

.....you are excited to pick out a hamster tomorrow

.....you make the best sound effects when you play with your action figures

.....you still love to snuggle

.....you melt my heart when I see you read to Lauren and Luke

.....you have awesome hair

.....you read your Bible every morning

.....you have treated our family to ice cream, and graciously paid using your own money

.....you make your bed every morning

.....your favorite pieces of clothing are your muscle shirts

.....you are always trying to convince Daddy and I to let you stay up late

.....you have a great sense of humor and are always making us laugh

.....you like to lay and read in your bed at night

.....you love to get together with our friends

.....you sometimes call Lauren "sweetheart"

.....you love to play music and dance with Luke

.....you love to write stories, and I love to read them

.....you love to do anything that your Daddy is doing

.....you love to wrestle

.....you have a heart for God, we can see your faith growing. Daddy and I feel so blessed to have you for our son.  We are always telling you what a big responsibility it is in being the oldest child, and we know that God chose you to set an example for your younger brothers and sister. I hope that some day Nate, Lauren and Luke will realize what an amazing privilege it is to have you for a brother.

I love you more than their are stars in the sky.....

Love,

Mommy