Happy Birthday Rodney!

Today is my dear husband's 43rd birthday! (He's the one on the right.)

When Jackson awoke this morning his very first thought seemed to be that it was Daddy's birthday...not that it was Friday (hurray!) or that he gets to be a 'milker' at school on Friday's (this is big for a 5 year old). He hunted Rodney down in the house to wish him a mighty, happy birthday. He LOVES his father and it shows more and more as he gets older and begins to identify with Rodney more.

On his part, Rodney had already laughed as he told me that he was receiving tons of birthday wishes via email. I jokingly wondered aloud if someone at work had sent out a massive email reminder. None-the-less, what a great way to start off the next year of life!

Madeline at nearly fifteen months wasn't sure of what all the whooping and hollering was when Daddy arrived home and three boys (Matthew and Joseph from next door joined us for dinner and desert) commenced to give Rodney one BIG You-Are-Finally-Home-Happy-Birthday-What-Took-You-So-Long-Can-We-Have-Cake-Now welcome.

So Happy Birthday Rodney. I certainly hope that you enjoy 43! Here are two of my very favorite pictures of you - of course, they are with each of the kids when they were babies :-)