Letters to the Birthday Boys

Well boys, your birthday has come and gone this year but mommy still wanted to include your yearly birthday letter.

Dear Noah,
I can't believe my baby is 6 years old.  You are now a kindergartner and go to "big school" with Abby.   In some ways, you haven't changed a bit since I brought you home from the hospital.  You are still so very curious.  You are constantly looking around and trying to figure out things.  You love to discover how things work.  A few things have changed.  As a baby, you were not my cuddler.  These days you love nothing better to crawl up beside me to cuddle up.  I call you my little cuddle bug.  You would probably sleep with me every night if I would let you.  You were my toddler who was always getting into trouble at home.  We nicknamed you "Dennis the Menace."  Now, you are a rule follower.  You cannot stand the thought of breaking rules or getting into trouble at school and it really bothers you for anyone else to. 

You are becoming more and more like your daddy every day.  You love numbers.  During dinner or in the car you constantly want to do math problems.  You are fascinated with numbers, counting, patterns, adding and subtracting.  I am amazed at what you can figure out in your head.  This summer you discovered a tape measure and played with it for hours.  I think you measured every thing in our yard. 

Noah, you are the sweetest, cutest, cuddliest little boy ever.  I am so blessed to be your mommy.

Happy Birthday Noah Austin!




Dear Nathan,
You are truly my baby in every sense of the word.  You are the youngest by 3 whole minutes!  You are a typical baby of the family.  You are usually the most laid back, happy go lucky kid in the world.  (Just stand back when someone finally pushes your buttons!) As a young toddler, you would play on your own for hours laying on your belly playing with your trains.  You still enjoy your trains every now and then but your new love is art.  The art center is always your first choice at school.  Your journal pictures are always so colorful and creative.  Your creative side just amazes me.  You can tell the most detailed, imaginative stories.  When I try to ask you what you want for Christmas, you tell me toys that you have made up and you can't really buy them.  I'm not sure where all this imagination and creativity comes from but I love it. 

You are enjoying school just like your brother.  You like everyone and you are playing with someone different every day.  You are very outgoing, social kid. 

Even though you are just too busy for mommy sometimes, I can still get you to sit with me and tell me stories occasionally.  You love to tell me all about your day.

Nathan, you are funniest, cutest, and sweetest little guy. I am so lucky to be your mommy!

Happy Birthday Nathaniel Robert!