Happy Birthday, Buddy

Eight years ago today, a beautiful, much-wanted little boy came into the world.

We named him Elias Jeremiah, meaning “The Lord is my God; God will raise up.”

His funny personality was evident very early in his young life…

He hit all his milestones early and walked at 8 1/2 months…

And after that, it was impossible to keep him still or quiet.

But that’s OK, because he had a lot of interesting things to say…

And lots of fun places to go…

And he’s grown so fast, I can barely keep up with him.

Last night he opened his first round of presents…


I hope that he always knows what a gift he is to me.

Happy Birthday, Eli. Daddy, Zach, Jonah and I love you more than you’ll ever know.