Sunday Reruns - Frogs and Snails

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Thanks so much to Chari over at Happy to Design for hosting Sunday Favorites.

Today I want to use Sunday Favorites to celebrate the birth of our oldest son, Kelly.

Those of you who are regulars here have already noticed that we have celebrated the birthdays of TWO of our children within the past two weeks. Well - - - guess what??? I managed to have THREE of my children within a two week span. Oh, they weren't all born in the SAME year - - - but how in the world did I manage to have three of my four babies in the same two week span, I ask ya!?!?

Actually, I've already run this post about Kelly TWICE before, but this time I am editing it to add more photos and stories. Kelly IS what stories are made of. Enjoy.

"Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails"
(First posting 3/26/2008)
(Second posting 5/29/09)

This is my favorite
Portrait that was ever taken
Of any of my babies.

Notice, I did NOT say
This is my favorite child.
I have FOUR favorite children.

But this is the cutest
Portrait that was ever
Captured of any of them
When they were in their
Baby phase.

This is Kelly.
He is our oldest son
And is now 28.

The stories I could tell.
Oh I think I will
Share just a few:

When he was this size,
He loved to have
"pecial" time with his mommy.
That included stories
And songs - - - while the
Other children napped.

One day when he was
About three, I found him
Trying to sell the gravel
Out of our driveway
For 5 cents per rock.

I told him no one wanted
To buy our gravel.
He said,
"Uh huh, Mommy!"
And opened up his chubby
Little paw in which
Were three dirty nickels.

When he was in Grade School
He once took his little sister,
Korie, by the hand
Door to door telling people:
"Our grandma died
And we don't have any food
To eat."

I still had to LIVE
In that neighborhood after that!


During his high school years
His sense of humor and adventure
Kept us all on our toes.

Here he is posing with some of
His youth group friends
In what I like to think of as their
New York City Immigrants look.

I don't want to make you lose all your hair,
So I won't describe what it was like
To ride in a car with him as
He learned to drive - - -
Let it just suffice to say
I won't ride with him yet today.

He still delights in picking on his mama.

One of the reasons I don't grocery shop
Is because he takes every opportunity
To tear the labels off the
Canned goods on my pantry shelves.

OK - - - so that has nothing
To do with why I don't shop - - -

Now he's all grown up,
And is the manager of
A thriving Pizza Hut In Fort Wayne.
I am not surprised - - -
He was ALWAYS a good worker
If pay was involved.

And STILL his antics continue.


Antics like posting
A faux Las Vegas wedding photo
On his Facebook,
And getting all of us REALLY excited
Because we all LOVE Cathy
And want to keep her.


Or how about entertaining the crowd
By dancing with the groom,
His childhood friend, Matt.
(Who is all grown up now too)

One day he shall have a son of his own,
And his son will be
JUST LIKE HIM.


His little nephew, Mackinley,
Already is!!!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
G. KELLY BROYLES!

We are so proud to call you our son.

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