Happy Birthday, Son!

I love celebrating your birthday. It's the day you came into the world and should be celebrated every. single. year.  It's of course hard that you aren't here with us physically but it is a day that I will always be happy about because it's your day. It's the day I got to see your spirit through your beautiful dark eyes. The day I got to see that you blew your sisters out of the water with how much hair you had. It's the day I got to see that you have your daddy's eyebrows and long toes. I was already getting to know you but I actually got to meet you that day. I already knew you were brave and courageous and it was magnified that day. I didn't know then that your life on earth would be so short. But my goodness did you leave an impact on so many people, sweet boy.

You will always be our superhero.

It still blows me away that you have 5 sisters. Man they love you. Man they miss you. We all do.

We got to celebrate with friends. We, of course, had to invite nurse Adrianne and her family. The Taylors came as well.

The Stogners were able to make it. Jayce and Dayton were your first buddies in the NICU.

They gave us a beautiful snow globe that has your birthday and "Our Superhero" inscribed on it. We will put it out every year.

The girls had fun reading to the boys.

We had to get their picture with Lexie!

The Hansen's were also able to come.

Isabel and her many faces.

Audrey photobombing.

Little Lily made a debut.

Dad's going to be mad I posted this but it captures how silly and goofy he is and 

it's one of the things I love about him. 

Your sister took the camera around and snapped lots of pictures. Not too shabby. Hidden talent maybe?

We gave each friend a superhero puzzle. Your sisters loved puzzles when they were little and I'd like to think that if you were here you'd like puzzles too.

I miss you so very much. 

I love you, son.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Caleb Luke.

I love you all the way to heaven and back,

xoxo

Mom