Happy Birthday Boots!

Happy birthday my favorite little man! I love you so much! I will write a proper birthday post tomorrow, for now I pray for sweet dreams for you with your new cars, trucks, and Iron Man! I love you Boots!!!

Love, 

Mommy

Check Out My Ride. Dude.

That's my favorite little man righ there! Enjoy those wheels, Jack, that there's the nicest ride you'll have living under this roof! Ha!

I'm so glad you're my baby boy, Jack. A son is amazingly different to a Mommy. Lilly's my sugar, Anna's my spice and you are totally the snakes, snails and puppy dog tails. You are a wild ride and every day an adventure. You do things that would never even occur to me because in a million years your sisters would have never attempted them (scale a ten foot ladder at the cottage anyone?) and you're only TWO! But you're already TWO! How?! When?! Where does it go?! 

I love watching you grow. Girls were easy for me to figure out. Even Anna Jane! I mean she's my sixteen year old self incarnate. So girls? I got girls. But boy oh boy and you are ALL boy - what the?!? I love it! Balls? Yes, please! Cars and trucks? Don't mind if you do! Gettin' dirty? Get it son. But then? There's this sweet side of you that commands my heart like nothing else and I am putty in your grubby dirty little hands. Out of nowhere you kiss your Mommy. With conviction, too.  You run and bear hug your sisters when we pick them up from school - you practically knock them over! And they love that! You call us all by the wrong names but it's okay 'cause it's so cute. ("Daddy? Anna!" We are all either Daddy or Anna. Even me which I'll admit sometimes stings a little but hey...you're Daddy's pretty charming). Every morning at almost exactly 6:30 you stand up in your crib and call "Daddy! Toby!" Every morning. Of course by Daddy you totally mean Mommy so it's cool. I love you jack! I love what you do for this family. There's no denying that you're pretty darn spoiled and we all have fun doing it. Your future wife will thank me I'm sure. 

You're awesome Jack. Just awesome. And we all love you. More than you love cars - and that's a WHOLE lot. 

I love you sugar cube. Always always always.

Love, 

Mama

Happy birthday Lilly Bean!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILLY BEAN!!!

Six years ago today, at about 10:30 at night, with the Red Sox in the World Series, after approximately FORTY HOURS OF LABOR you got this party started! I always say I can't believe but I CAN'T BELIEVE you're six today! You are such a blessing, Lilly - a gift to the world! Your compassion and sensitivity is beyond your six years. You are an amazing big sister and you teach me something every day about being a better person. Every night I pray I thank God for you, for your health, for everything about you. I can't possibly put into words how much you mean to me and how much I love you and I'm pretty good with words. You are just THAT amazing and that special to me and to all of us.  I hate to let go of the baby you but I'm enthralled with watching you grow. I hope many years from now when you read this you will know how loved you've always been and how happy you make your family.  I love you, Lilly with all of my very being.  Happy birthday little bean!! I hope this is your best year ever!

Love,

Mommy