birthday time….

yep….double birthday in our family. Two wonderful, groovy and fabulous guys. One one the small side at the moment and one not.

Our little isaac is 4 years old today….can’t believe how time flies.

My big brother is *coughthirtysomethingcough* today……and also can’t believe how time flies.

We started a tradition in our family this morning with Isaac opening presents in our bed with all of us first thing and having a bit of chocolate. Yep…thats my kind of tradition 🙂

Isaac dished out his chocs to the family…we call it… ‘Sharing the love’

Poppy had her first taste of a chocolate button…initially she spat it out and then a realisation came over her face…MMMMMMM…she said 🙂

So here a a couple of pics of the birthday boys…really sorry paul, but you know i just had to 😉

yep, thats me in the background. Couldn’t just humiliate you bro’

and our boy doing his most favourite thing….riding a train

something i found yesterday which just made me think of my boy…….especially as he gets bigger and starts to grow away from us and discover who he is….

Figure it out for yourself, my lad,
You’ve all that the greatest of men have had;
Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes,
And a brain to use if you would be wise,
With this equipment they all began–
So start from the top and say, I CAN.

Look them over, the wise and the great,
They take their food from a common plate,
And similar knives and forks they use,
With similar laces they tie their shoes;
The world considers them brave and smart,
But you’ve all they had when they made their start.

You can triumph and come to skill,
You can be great if you only will;
You’re well equipped for what fight you choose,
You have arms and legs and a brain to use;
And the man who has risen great deeds to do
Began his life with no more than you.

You are the handicap you must face,
You are the one who must choose your place.
You must say where you want to go,
How much you will study the truth to know;
God has equipped you for life, but He
Lets you decide what you want to be.

Courage must come from the soul within
The man must furnish the will to win.
So figure it out for yourself my lad,
You were born with all that the great have had;
With your equipment they all began,
Get hold of yourself and say, ‘I CAN.’