Happy Birthday Bennett! You are (hard to believe) 8 years old TODAY!!!!

Tonight, we'll be having hot dogs to celebrate! We sure hope you have a wonderful day! But how could you not, you're such a wonderful boy! We love you!

Olliie! Today we celebrate the day you were born!

You're 7 today. We love you so much. This photo is from the day you invited me to your school as a guest VIP. I was so flattered! You can see it in my smile. You told the class (and the audience) all about me, including the time I "interviewed a 200-pound Siberian tiger."

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday ELLIOT! You're 9 today!

We celebrated your birthday with a wonderful family party last night. Today, you got up pretty early to SEE WHAT YOU GOT!!!!! It's a Lego Star Wars birthday! We love you.

Happy Birthday Spencer George! You are 2 today! We're getting used to loving you!

Happy Birthday Bennett! You are 7 today!

You are the cheeriest little boy! You bring smiles to everyone you see!

Happy Birthday Henry!

You're now 8 years old! And you sure had a special birthday (aren't they all?!!!)! We're looking for some pretty good sounds from that guitar in the years ahead. We'll be wearing ear plugs, that's for sure.

ELLIOT!!!! Today we celebrate the day you were born. You're 8!!!!!!!!!!

You're growing up, fella! Here you are celebrating your first birthday and seven years later here you are celebrating with your brothers!

We love you big boy!

SPENCER! Today we celebrate the day you were born!

You have been around 1 full year today! And we sure have enjoyed watching you getting big, bigger and bigger still! You are such a happy baby with a wonderful smile, brightening everyone's day.

Here's how Mommy remembers this day one year ago...

"My tummy was extra large with my third pregnancy.

"At 38 weeks, when you still hadn't arrived, I begged the doctor to induce me! Thank goodness he did! We decided to induce on February 20. Doctor Dan had me come into the hospital bright and early. 

"Your big brothers went to school and Mommy and Daddy went to the hospital. Dr. Dan broke my water and we thought you would come really soon after that, since your brothers came quickly. 

"WRONG!

"You did not want to come out! I started to feel contractions that morning, and they got bad-so I got an epidural. We waited and waited all day long, so long, that the epidural started to wear off!

But still, no baby.

Finally, I started to feel really bad contractions. You decided it was time to come out! You were born at (TBD)  and guess what?

You were 9 pounds, 2 ounces! Such a BIG boy already!

Mommy and Daddy were not surprised you were a boy.

Elliot and Bennett had been waiting all day at school to hear about your arrival. It was almost bed time by the time they got to come meet you but how awesome it was! You were about to get your first bath when your big brothers walked into the room to meet you.

We have a photo of that moment. You are such a wonderful, happy baby and we love you so much!!!" 

You are welcome, Henry Jasper!

Keep sending thank you notes and you'll go far (and get more presents)!

Happy Birthday Bennett! You're 6 today!

Do the years fly by for you like they do for me?!

Your party tonight was moved to MeMe's house instead of "the cottage" cuz little bro Spencer wasn't feeling so good. From what I hear, you weren't feeling so good yourself after a bit!

If all goes well, you will move into your new home later this week. It's going to be great!

We love you. You are kind, loving, friendly and fun! Special traits for a special boy.

Merry Christmas 2015!!!

Everywhere there's lots of piggies!

Happy Birthday Ollie! You're the BIG 5 today!

You've come a long way since your 1st Birthday. You've grown up to become a SUPER HERO.
In all of our eyes!

October 2015

Happy Birthday Henry Jasper Green! You are 7 today!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLIOT! YOUR ARE 7 TODAY!!!!

Today is the day we celebrate your birth. And we're just getting over the birth of little bro Spencer less than four weeks ago!

Tonight we'll be celebrating in style at MeMe's house. More presents, I bet!

We love you!

My Three Sons

"If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons."

James A. Baldwin

A NEW GRANDSON 2/20/15!!!

It's a boy -- SPENCER GEORGE STRUCKMEYER. BORN FEBRUARY 20, 2015.

Interestingly, I launched this blog on behalf of my grandchildren on Feb. 21, 2009 almost six years to the day before you were born! At the time I wrote:

"As of today and this post, there are two of you, Henry and Elliot, born in '08. I would suspect we'll have new members to this exclusive club at points down the road."

Welcome to the club, Spence! As has become tradition, we'll write about your birth on the day of your first birthday. But I can tell you, it was a long day -- especially for your mommy and daddy.

We love you!

Henry - a budding explorer?

Henry gives a geography presentation at school. Looks like he did a good job!

Grandpa Elliot

Elliot dresses up like a 100-year-old man to celebrate his 100th day of school.

Here's a photo of your great-great grandpa, Pappy (Tom) Williams with great-great grandma Tillie Mae Williams (maybe this photo was taken 100 years ago?)!