A very Levi Post and a Happy 6th B-day to you!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday, dear Levi, Happy Birthday to YOU!!

there is no particular order to any of these shots.

"On the day that you were born, the angels got together and decided to create a dream come true!" ~Karen Carpenter, singer. (though you know I don't believe the angels created you, I just love the song!)

Levi, you were such a beautiful little newborn! chubby cheeks! poufy lips! dreamy!


6 years ago, RIGHT NOW, I was waiting for YOU! and hurting quite badly, too, might I add??

You were born at 1:00 pm, Thursday, October 31, 2002. We found out on July 4, 2002, that we'd welcome our third son. It was our first ultrasound EVER so it was quite neat to see you and give you a name, get to know you a bit before welcoming you so rapidly into the world. why is it that seeing the baby on the ultra. screen helps in this? you resemble a little baby bird here.

You. are a coffee thief.

you are the king of the pouty face. you have some big, red, puffy, pouty lips, my young son!

here u are with Aunt Beck and Miss P...back then, you weren't too sure about her. Now, you love her to pieces (mostly) and call her "honey"...ya know, since she's your "wife" and all. (we DO live in Deliverance)

First day of preschool.

Loving on Princess Leia, er, Melanie (I told you we had a Leia thing over here...Star Wars geeks. was not Mel's face the most perfect thing here? where did this beauty come from?)

Happy Easter, Magnum.

first day of Kindergarten, 2008

Tom, I don't know what happened to this shirt. I am so bummed!

You are a good big brother to Molly. mostly.

You are a Grandpa's boy...in fact, you fell asleep with him last night (I was out with B. and you, Mel and Moll were with Mom and Pa)...I think he said he tickled your feet and rubbed your puppy head...and bam! You were out!

Biker Babe

Last year, some of our friends got you the movie, "Meet the Robinson's" for your 5th birthday. how very nice of them.

Here you are with your "wife" Piper...you guys crack us up with your husband, wife, honey talk. (from what I hear, though, kid, Piper has a boyfriend at school and another at her Nana's church...be warned. :) )

school pix 2007

what have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? name that song.

July 1, 2007...a few short days before your world, as you knew it, was rocked! but I looooooove your face in this pic, dude. you are so dang cute!

unadulterated glee.

Baby's first Christmas....you were a challenging baby. to say the least.

this pic above and the pic below were taken the same day...I miss these little snuggly, pacifier levi days. sometimes. he reminds me of Molly in this lower pic...must be the eyes.

Googly eyes #1 and Googly eyes #2.

Well, it's obviously Tiny's Birthday today! It kinda snuck up on me but I've been having a "week" so that's my excuse. Did these pix make up for it? hopin' so!

Levi, you are such an awesome boy! Some of our favorite things you say include the following:

"That was a close one"

"That's a great idea"

"Will you lay down with me in your bed?"

"I thought you were my best friend"...when he is up for a spanking.

"I need to play with the phome" (which is how he says phone, to no avail)

"shut up jerk"usually to Ethan, occasionally Melanie, never Will...I think he got this from a show..but we are working to correct this one!

You were my quickest delivery...though a planned homebirth...and the middy's almost missed it...yo' daddy almost got ya! Yikes. I remember with you, very vividly thinking that that was my last shot at childbirth...I was DONE! You were born at 1:00 pm on a lovely, bright, colorful Halloween day, under the watchful eye of Mary Ann, Julie, apprentice Holly, Grandma, Daddy, Becky, Jennifer, Will, Ethan, Melanie and Jeff, who remained outside till you got here.

Thank you for letting me relive this day. I think it's important to recapture each of your children's arrival on the earth, so you remember why you keep them here. tongue in cheek, people, I have teenaged sons. :)

Levner (horrible nickname), you had one scary moment after another right off the bat...spina bifida occulta? ultrasound on spine when 4-5 days old. no....just a hairy tuft at spine bash. whew.

circumcision on day 8? yeah, let's get cyanotic and have a harsh reaction to the painkiller. (I think I'd have a harsh reaction to a needle right "there")...Doc Countryman thought it was your ticker. Oops, let's have an ultrasound on that too....nope, heart is wonderful. Grandma Young finds out through kinesiology that you had an adverse reaction to the pain meds and we need to flush it outta yo' system FAST! glad your grandma studies natural health.

Just a generally fussy, challenging baby but it didn't last long...you started sleeping thru the night at 6 weeks EXACTLY. You stopped nursing at 3 months. sniff sniff. You chubbed right up and became such a contented, laid back little fella. so much so that you didn't crawl till you were 12 months and you didn't walk till nearly 18 mos. it's safe to say that you were completely pampered and spoiled by your big sibs. Grandpa was pretty partial too. I love you, Levi Taylor!

Can you believe that today is the last day of October? OMGoodness. you know what's up next? thanksgiving. but before that can even have it's day to shine, we start getting bombarded with Christmas. start breathing deep now...Embrace the holiday, embrace it. Choose JOY! I can already feel my chest caving in.

What are you dressing up as? Are you trick or treating? I think I may let the kids go for a bit with some friends of ours, in their neighborhood...just for the memory's sake of it...we've never really T or T'd so we shall see how this day progresses.

Until then, chow!