Posts tagged birthday

Sweet Summer Lovin’

Apr14th
2013 Leave a Comment

Written by cooking4mykids

Dear Summer, I cannot believe that you are six years old. It does not seem possible that it was six years ago that I held my breath waiting for someone to say what I already knew, “It’s a Girl!” As you know, you were labeled “Surprise Baby” because we did not want to know if you were a boy or a girl until you were born. I was positioned in such a way that I was able to see immediately that you were, in fact, the girl who I did not even know I had always dreamed about. When your papa Continue…

Birthdays, celebration, Summer 6th, princess, Summer

Double Digits

Mar4th
2013 5 Comments

Written by cooking4mykids

Today at 11:16 am, my oldest boy is 10. That is double digits, which is the number that I have been fighting against since he was born. But, something magical happened the closer that it got to today. I realized that 10 is really cool. I also realized that I have thoroughly soaked up and enjoyed the past 10 years. Yes, I will always look back with loving, fond memories of the baby stage. However, this stage. This stage that we are in right now. This 10-year Continue…

Birthdays, Family, Gabriel baby, family, life, stage, ten

Eat Cake and Celebrate – Recipe: Chocolate Fudge Cheesecake Cake

Oct24th
2012 1 Comment

Written by cooking4mykids

As a family, we celebrate. We celebrate big, and we celebrate small. Yesterday’s birthday celebration was small, but it created big memories. Memories of my littles so excited to give me the birthday card that they had handmade just for me. It was filled with the sweetest words. Words that captured my heart. Words that told me how well they know me and that, each and every day, they are my world. They are one of the reasons why celebrating birthdays is fun. It means that I Continue…