Celebrating nine years with our special boy today.
Delicious waffles made by his daddy and several sibs, along with Isaac’s own signature fried eggs.
Enjoying the river!
Rocky road cheesecake for the birthday boy!!
We love you, Isaac!!
James 1:17a (NKJV)
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights…”
We celebrated Kyle’s birthday on Saturday. I forgot to take pictures until after dinner, so I just have a few.
What you get when you say: “Smile Paul!”
Teaching boys to make music with the ROOT beer bottle.. 🙂
Pre-crop.
Playing Suspend with the younger half.
Numbers 6:24-26 (ESV)
The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Happy Birthday, Dear Adam!
In honor of the beginning of your 18th year, I will share a top 17 highlight list/observations of your first 17 years.
17 You clocked in on Tuesday, July 30, 1996, at 10 pounds, 14 ounces. Wowza!
16 From moment one, you have been very sure of what you wanted, when you wanted it and how you wanted it. No self-confidence, wishy-washy issues for you, my boy! 😉
15 When you are in, you are all in. When you are out, well…
14 When you are in, you do it all to the glory of God. We are so thankful.
13 You lead your siblings well. 🙂
12 You are not afraid to work hard.
11 You have read (and studied) the Bible through multiple times.
10 You did well in speech with apologetics and Mars Hill and are looking forward to a new school year.
9 You are comfortable speaking in front of a group. (You are your daddy’s son!)
8 You are open to whatever The Lord has for your future.
7 You eat whatever is served to you and have never been picky. (Well, except for the anti-stir-fry phase in your younger years on Oak Ave.) Thank you!!
6 You are an accomplished amateur chef and will not starve or live on junk food during your bachelor years.
5 You have blessed us and others over the past year with your growing photography skills.
4 You bless your older friends with patient help with technical issues.
3 You are quite the talented runner and skater.
2 Your construction and dry-walling talents are first-rate.
1 You are a blessing to your parents and siblings.
Love, love, love you, Big A!
1 Chronicles 16:8 (ESV)
David’s Song of Thanks
“Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples!”
Going to great lengths to do what you enjoy!
Following Paul around the park in Glen Allen, VA.
What a guy!
My birthday “cake”!
#1 I wasn’t thinking ahead–dessert on the brain, not blogging!
#2 I didn’t take this photo, hence it was not staged at all–I just used what I found on the old photo stream.
#3 Pretend it has been cropped after-the-fact, because I don’t know how to do that yet!
Banana: Guatemala
Ice Cream: Simply Sugar and Gluten-Free cookbook. (Same as last week’s recipe).
Chocolate Sauce: Sweet and Natural cookbook.
Whipped Cream: Simply Sugar and Gluten-Free blog.
Psalm 28:7(NIV)
The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,
and with my song I praise him.
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Celebrating today with Mom and Dad.
Thank you for the yummy sugar-free, gluten-free, flavor-full cheese cake Mom! Thanks for lighting the candles Dad and thank you for your help Paul. 🙂
Psalm 71:6 (NIV)
From birth I have relied on you;
you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.
I will ever praise you.