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How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. - Annie Dillard

Happy 4th Birthday Gram!



I know I will say this with each birthday, but wow, I can't believe you're 4!!  I remember the day you were born, I remember when you were still in my belly, I remember when I could hold you with just one arm.  You were so tiny.  And now you are so big!  You are tall and have long legs and big feet and are getting so heavy to carry.


It's so fun to talk to you Gram.  You have a big imagination and are always thinking of new ways to play with your toys.  And you don't miss anything!  Whatever you see or experience, you play out with your toys, it's so cool to see how God made you to learn through play.  You are loving stories, especially Bible stories and stories when mommy and daddy were little.  



You are such a good big brother!  I can finally say that with complete truth!  It has taken you a little while to adjust to having Owen around, but you are so sweet with him.  You are patient and considerate of him.  You love to help him and help me with him.  I am so appreciative of that.  Most times, you gladly give up a toy if Owen is wanting to play with it.  You try to not aggravate him but rather help him to play and settle down if he gets upset.  And you are so excited to teach Owen "lots of thing" you say, like how to ride a bike and the scooter. 



Things you say that I love to hear right now:
-  "Come on Owen, chase me!"
-  "Hey little buddy!" (when talking to Owen)
-  "Mommy, can we have some me and you time?"
-  "Mommy, I love you."
-  I heard you singing Jesus Loves Me the other day and it melted my heart.
-  A friend of yours was talking about monsters and you replied, 'Whenever you get scared of monsters, you can just talk to God and he will help you."  Yes!!!!



You love school and are just soaking up so much.  You like to introduce yourself to the gas station attendants and want to invite them to play at your house.  You love people and always make friends wherever we happen to be playing.  Those friends are normally girls and you have asked on multiple occasions if we can have more babies, "lots of baby girls" you say.  =)  (The answer is NO!)




I love being your mommy and am so proud of you Gram.  Happy birthday!!


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Happy 18 months Owen!



18 months of joy with this little guy!  I remember this same feeling with Gram, a feeling of fullness, the feeling that Owen is so much more than I ever could have expected.  He is more quirky and more funny and more strong and more sweet than I imagined.  He is full of personality, we just can't get enough of him.

Owen, you are a teddy bear, my sweet boy.  You love to snuggle and give hugs and kisses.  You lose your mind when a dog comes around cause you want to hug and kiss and ride him.  You are so strong willed.  You make your voice heard above those 5 times your size.  You love to play, even when you have had little sleep and I have had little sleep, you play and play and play.  You only like riding in the stroller if Gram is with you. You love to jump- jump on the couch and jump off the bed into our arms.  You have no fear my wild one.  

It's kind of weird, but you like to stand on us when we are laying down and sit on our heads (did I mention you are also more weird than I imagined!)  You love to eat and you love to dance and clap your hands.  And more than anything, you love to do what Gram does.

You are a special little boy, Owen.  You fill our lives every day and we are so grateful God gave you to us.  Happy 18 months stinker!
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Happy 1st Birthday Owen Klarke!





I'm sure most people feel this way...that they can't believe their little baby is 1 year old already.  The saying is so, so true...the days are long but the years are short.  Welcoming Owen into our family has made for some long, long days.  It has been an adjustment for us all (mostly his older brother Gram!).  Having another human to care for takes more work, more energy, more sleepless nights, more worry, more feeding, more rocking....you get the point.

But man, along with all of that has been more and more and more snuggles.  I wouldn't trade any of it.  

Owen Klarke...I knew you would be fierce.  There were times while pregnant with you that it felt like you were literally doing circles inside me.  You came out swinging my strong boy, and you haven't stopped.  God is referred to as both strong and loving.  And when I think about you the first thing that pops into my mind is that you are strong and loving.

I have never met a baby as strong as you.  You sat by yourself at 4 months, crawled at 6 months, and walked at 9.5 months.  You get knocked down by your brother all the time and yet you rarely cry.  You climb, you tumble, you balance, you lift!  You carry around a 3 pound weight...in one hand...at 11 months!!!  It's incredible.  Every day we see you do something that amazes us.  You have no fear and often times rightly so, because you have the strength to back it up.  I have no idea how this is going to play out in your life, but I can hardly wait to see!


I have never met a baby as loving as you.  You love to snuggle, you are my true snuggle bug, and I am so, so thankful for it.  I pray you will always be a snuggle bug.  There have been many occasions where you have snuggled into friends of ours and even complete strangers.  Last year at Vienne Piscitelli's funeral, there was an older woman sitting in the foyer of the church before the funeral started.  I was getting something out of your diaper bag and you kept leaning toward her.  I asked, "Do you want to go to her?" and you leaned again.  She exclaimed, "I would love to hold him!"  So I gave you to her...and you snuggled her.  You looked up at her and snuggled in, repeat, repeat, repeat.  She was beaming.  Here we were at a tragic funeral and you were comforting this grandma.  It's like you knew she needed some snuggles on this sad day.  So loving.


As your personality comes out more and more, we see your goofy side.  You are silly like your brother. You give us this big toothy grin while scrunching your face, it's adorable.  You love Micky Mouse Clubhouse!  You love to dance (especially to the Hot Dog song), whenever there's music on you will dance.  It's so cute!  You are a great eater, you love sausage and cheese and blueberries and broccoli.  


You love your brother and dad so, so much.  You three wrestle together and you growl just like Gram. In the morning, you call out, "Dada....dada" and Daddy comes to get you.  You repeat almost anything your dad says.  And you've learned to meow like a kitty, just like Gram.


Owen, you have added some much joy to our family.  You melt our hearts on a daily basis and you make us smile just by watching you walk around.  Your laugh is one of the best sounds I've ever heard and it's absolutely contagious.  I love you my sweet, sweet boy.  And I look forward to many years as your mom.
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