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my sweet little boy turns 3 years old today.  

i can't believe it.  

the past 3 years have been the best years of my life with this little guy around.  

he is such a joy to us each and every day.

he loves animals, tractors, trains, cars, construction, mickey, golf, baseball, reading, and lightening mcqueen.

he is absolutely full of energy all of the time and i am constantly on the lookout for ways to expel that wonderful energy!  

seriously, his energy is crazy and it is usually what gets him in trouble!

he has such a wonderful little heart too.

he loves to give hugs.  

he loves to read his bible during our family bible time each morning and sits in brenner's lap concentrating on each story.

he has memorized 3 Bible verses in the last couple months and can also recite to you the stories of jonah and the whale, david and goliath, and many more.  

he has been a little sponge learning so much about the Bible these days and nothing brings me more joy than listening to him sing songs about the love of God!

 he prays for his friends and family daily in his prayers and this week at school, he asked to pray before lunch and went around and thanked God for each of his classmates by name.  

so sweet!!!

 he loves his sisters so much and gives them lots of hugs and kisses everyday!  it warms my heart every time he makes his sisters laugh, which he usually does by dancing or singing silly songs for them.  

i love this little guy with my whole heart. 

he made me a mama and i am a better person since he has entered the world. 

he teaches me to be silly, to play more, to eat more m&m's, to slide into pretend bases in the grass without worrying about grass stains, to practice my truck sounds, to sing jesus loves me in the middle of the grocery store a little too loud, and to be more conscious of showing the fruit of the spirit to those around me....because he is copying everything i do.

i love you, cole, and i am proud to be your mother.