♥ Happy 9th Birthday Brandon & Devin ♥

Nine years ago today
I became the proud, blessed and slightly overwhelmed Momma of

TRIPLET BOYS!

I went from having 1 to 4 children in a very quick 3 minutes on
May 27, 2000.
And it took even less time to fall completely and totally in love with all of them.
They turned our world upside down and caused many sleepless nights . . .
but what I wouldn't give to go back in time and hold
all of them together . . .
as tiny babies again.


Brandon, Jacob & Devin
3 weeks old

Those sweet babies grew into 3 of the cutest little boys you ever did see.
Tow-headed, blue-eyed, slightly mischievous, alway fun,
the best of friends . . .


Oh, how I love them so much.
My Boys.
They definitely have wrapped themselved around my heart forever.


It is hard to believe that those cute little boys
have now grown into handsome big boys. :)

But one thing for sure . . .
I am still a very proud, blessed and slightly overwhelmed Momma of 2 sweet boys & one amazing angel - and I am still completely & totally in love with all 3 of them.
They are as different as night & day,

the best of friends and
the worst enemies . . .
They are
BROTHERS!


Happy 9th Birthday,

Brandon &
Devin

And we are always remembering Jacob and missing him like crazy! Words just can't express how his absence is felt every single day . . . how we ache to hold him again . . . and how thankful we are to know that one day we will! Not a day goes by that I don't wish that life had been different . . . that Jacob were here - growing up with his brothers. But we trust in God's plan and know that we will NEVER understand life on this earth. But we do know that we have a forever 6 year son waiting for us in Heaven . . . and we look forward with such HOPE to seeing him again.

I invite you to take a stroll down memory lane with me and watch my guys grow up over the past 9 years in the slideshow below. Each picture represents such a sweet memory and I thank God for each one. And as I look through these pictures with tears in my eyes - I see the joy my boys have for life and the love they have for each other and I know that I am humbled and blessed to be their mother. And I know without a doubt that although my grief is overwhelming at times - my LOVE for Jacob and ALL of my children is stronger . . . stronger than my grief! Oh, how I love all 5 of my children - and I thank God for blessing my life with each of them.

We celebrated the boys' birthday over Memorial Day weekend and had a great time! I'll post more about their birthday celebration later. Our hearts are filled with JOY that we still get to celebrate this day with Brandon & Devin - we are so thankful for them! Yet, our hearts are missing Jacob so very much . . .

Ending with a scripture . . .

"Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands.How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them!"
Psalm 127:3-5


Thanking God for my children . . .
for their birth,
for their life,
for their love,
for the memories
and for the JOY they bring to our life everyday,