Happy 9th, Golden Birthday to My Lubber!!

On April 9th, 2012 my youngest, my baby turned 9 years old.  I remember when I started labor with him.  I was several days overdue and when he decided to make his entrance, he did so quickly, with gusto and he has lived his life that way since.  I labored and delivered in a very small amount of time with Caleb.  He didn't give me time for any pain meds to kick in!
I can't believe my youngest child is already 9.  He is no longer a baby, no longer a toddler, or even a preschooler...wow....even the little dimples in his knuckles are gone. :O(

Caleb is tenderhearted, sweet, (and sour at times) He is head strong, determined, loves football, baseball, and hunting.  He has an obsession with mechanical pencils, and with how his shoes fit.  His heart breaks when he gets into trouble, he cries, sings, laughs with every fiber of his being.  He is a special little boy, and I am blessed to have him.  I love you very much, Caleb.  You are a unique gift from God and I am so happy to be your mom.

Caleb's "owee" from school~

Now I'm playing catch up since I figured out how to upload pictures from my camera!  A few weeks ago Caleb ran into a door at school.  I got a phone call from the school Nurse (a substitute nurse, actually) and she said "Caleb ran into a door, there was a little blood, but he is fine and just went back to class."  When he got home, he had bled through his band aid and when we removed the band aid I was shocked to see this open, gaping cut above his eyebrow.  I was glad my mom was here because I was sick to my stomach because I have a weak stomach when it comes to blood in general.....So my mom cleaned it up and put a bandaid on it.  Troy got home from work and when we removed the band aid again, you could see that white stuff in it so we decided that it needed to be butterflied to help with scarring.  Needless to say, had he been home when it happened I would have brought him in and my guess is they would have put a stitch or 2 in it.  I called and talked to the "real" nurse and told her if there is a next time, they need to let ME have the final say in terms of whether my child needs medical treatment or not.  The end result is fine, Caleb is fine, and he has a nice scar which he actually thinks is pretty darn cool....go figure!  Oh, and these pics don't do it justice....trust me on that one....

He's happy that he has a scar now....lol

Easter 2012

Home made chocolate buttercream frosting Emily made

Spinach Dip

Em and Michael

Em's sunflower cake and Bunny Bread

Grandma coloring eggs with us!!

Mr. Caleb coloring eggs

Emily's Bunny she made from scratch

The finished product

Caleb and Josh

So stoic...don't ya think?

Dane

Caleb, Dane, Abby, Emily, Kaitlyn, Josh, Michael, Jon, and Jon's friend, Hope

with Grandma and Grandpa

Poifect Gary face!!

The two oldest grandchildren....wow....

The sweet, smart, beautiful talented Kaitlyn

See the flag flying in the back?

Miss Emmy Anne

Chillin and relaxin on the couch....

We went to my parents house today for Easter.  It was a nice day spent with family.  I always love it when I have all 4 of my children together in one place.  It warms my heart.  I wish little James and Sami could have been there to make it complete, but 8 out of 9 grand kids isn't bad.  We had good food, great fellowship, lots of laughs, an egg hunt, a nice prayer said, and an all around nice time. Emily made a sunflower cake, Easter Bunny bread, a clay Bunny, spinach dip, sweet potatoes,  and home made chocolate butter cream frosting to bring along.  She's a little baker....just like I used to be when I was her age.  :)

He is Risen!!