"When we had our children, our ideas changed somewhat. Thenceforward we lived only for them; they made all our happiness and we would never have found it save in them. In fact, nothing any longer cost us anything; the world was no longer a burden to us. As for me, my children were my great compensation, so that I wished to have many in order to bring them up for Heaven" -- Saint Zelie Martin, mother of St. Therese of Lisieux, canonized October 18, 2015 along with her husband St. Louis Martin.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Bilbo's 8th Birthday!

I went through my blog photos and pulled the ones I could find of Bilbo from the past two or so years.


When you are the fifth child in a family of nine children, you are a "middle child".

I'm not sure what they say about middle children, but mine seem to be determined to stand out, to insist upon their prominent place at the heart and center of the group of siblings.


Now if you happen to have big blue eyes and freckles and chubby cheeks.


And if your hair tends to get a little bit fuzzy when your hair starts to grow out...


And if you have a cheerful disposition,


And nothing holds you back from doing whatever the big kids are doing,


And if you like bugs, and puppies, and fishing...and Legos,



 


And if you give your Mama lots of hugs, and happen to have an outrageously contagious giggle,


Then you might just be the most perfect 8-year-old boy ever!


And your mom might cry on your birthday.  And you might get spoiled.  But then again, as a middle child, that's probably how it should be!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Bilbo!  We love you!!!








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