Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Daddy’s birthday

 

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On New Year’s Day, my sweet (nutty) husband celebrated his 37th birthday!  It was a super special day for our family and I just love the smile on their faces!  What a gift Joseph is to us, what a gift Jessy is to our family! 

My husband works hard (physical labor) everyday and seldom complains.  He puts his family first and always does what is best for the whole family and very often puts aside his own wishes.  He teaches me everyday about selfless love and giving with out counting the cost.

He is a funny guy who always can talk to just about anyone and he was just thrilled to celebrate his birthday with me and the three boys.  He has never been one to want to go hang out with the guys and drink or do other things rather than be home with his family.  I am grateful for that.  I often wonder how God made him so different than the other men who are in my generation and who seek to promote themselves and not look after others, but I realize that God is the master matchmaker and he led my heart to Jessy and for that I am forever grateful! 

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Here they are on New Year’s Eve, watching the big boys light some fireworks! 

My 36th birthday!

 

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This post is really late, but Joseph is sleeping soundly and the house is tidy and quiet so I am blogging!

I am a pretty darn lucky girl to always have my birthday during the Mardi Gras Season.  My only request for my birthday this year was for Jessy to cook us a simple meal and I wanted a King Cake as my birthday cake.  Our dinner was amazing and the King Cake was a HIT!  Jessy had cheesecake this year and a few years ago I had cheesecake for my birthday and it was the fabulous year Joseph was conceived and born.  Maybe we will have the same fabulous blessing!  A girl can hope, right!IMG_3441

Here are a few shots from the evening, with Joseph enjoying the King Cake.

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He then proceeded to streak before bathtime.  Good thing the older boys were at their Mom’s for the weekend!

Pope Francis I

 

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Hooray, blessings to the world!  Our faithful college of Cardinals selected a humble new pope!  This is such a  day to cherish our faith!  Here is a picture of Joseph watching the crowds as we awaited the announcement after the beautiful sight of the white smoke!

 

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Excuse the mess, Joseph wanted to get a closer look!

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Joseph looks pleased with the man chosen!

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Joseph says a few of the words to the Hail Mary and Our Father so he and I gladly joined the faithful in prayer!  My two favorite moments in this experience was hearing Joseph pray with the faithful and hearing him say “Hi Papa” in greeting our new pope.  He also bid him farewell by saying “bye Papa” as he left the loggia!

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Here we are, filled with wonder and awe!

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This is what he did in between!

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Silly little monkey!