a guy turns 8

Yes, indeed!  Missing a tooth, and yup those are his real eyelashes!

Here you are, Buddy, with  your special cupcake and shark.

 This was from Saturday when we were at Dairy Queen:

 A picture Heidi took at Christmas, very handsome:

This is one of my favorite pictures of you--just a big old cold in early spring SHOUT of joy.

Or maybe this one--you in my arms up at the lake.

Thanks for coming to this family, for being ours.

Your booming voice, big ideas, outgoing and crazy?

Yep, all of that.  Your scratchy voice and a laugh I can hear right now in my ear--

This family is better with you.

Lucky little old us.

Happy Birthday, Sweetie.

Love forever, Grandma and Grandpa and Everybody