Make Life Meaningful Monday- August 27

On Saturday, I officially became the mother of two teenagers!  Wow.  :-)  Don't know quite where the time went.

Happy 13th birthday, Kiddo #2!  He came into the world a whopping 3 ounces shy of 11 pounds (oh boy, what a horrific delivery that turned out to be, lol), but he was well worth it!  :-)

(holding up his head at only a month old)



A happy and pleasant baby

who turned into being an incredibly smart and witty young man.  His patience with his younger siblings is nothing short of amazing, whether it is in inventing games to play with them or finding really creative ways to help them with their lessons.

He is a very loving and funny kid who is also now officially taller than his mama.  sniff, sniff.  ;-)

Happy birthday, sweetheart!  Dad and I are thanking God for you!  You are a special and precious gift.

We had a fun day yesterday (he loves being on vacation on his birthday) and chose waffles and ice cream as his birthday lunch. (one of the fringe benefits of being at the shore, lol!) 

got to spend some time in the pool

my mom even found a small family-owned bakery that made delicious homemade donuts.

Hope you had a fun day, kiddo!  :-)

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