Brendan's Birthday

Happy 2nd Birthday to my sweet Brendan!
The past two years have been the most wonderful ones of my life. I thank God daily for the wonderful blessing he has given me in you, Brendan. You have cheered me up with your silly smiles and sweet kisses more times than I could count. Your hugs have melted my heart time and time again. Your innocent, exuberant giggles make me laugh, too. I have loved watching you grow from the not-so-tiny baby who needed me to do everything for him to the big, strong two-year-old who can get himself into his own chair, feed himself, scrape his plate in the garbage, and help his mama in many ways. I rejoice when I hear your little voice try to follow along with prayers and hymns and when I hear you proudly say "Amen!" at the end. I look forward to watching you continue to grow and follow whatever course God has set before you. I pray that your life will be blessed and happy, that you will one day find a loving wife and raise up wonderful children like yourself - ones that can melt your heart with their happy grins. But I'll miss the two-year-old you when that time comes. I'll miss the little boy who climbs up in my lap and wraps his chubby arms around my neck and says "Uv yu, Mama!". I love you too, my precious boy!