One more...

If you didn't notice by now, we like to celebrate around here. Sometimes obnoxiously. Since Radley's birthday fell on a Wednesday we didn't really get to celebrate with friends and family. And since he got a pretty big gift, we definitely were throwing a party. Instead, we kept it small and intimate with our nearest and dearest on a Sunday afternoon. 

My momma wore the shirt the day he was born - go ahead and grab some tissues. 

He was surrounded by the people that have been celebrating him since day one... 

the same people that came to hold him in that hospital... 

are the same ones that are holding him now. 

And have kept loving, laughing and holding us, too!

My momma made me laugh when I was setting up the fancy HEB cupcakes - "Thank God you got over that need to do crazy stuff like bake cakes in mason jars!"

PRAISE JESUS!

These $7 gems were just as big of a hit as any of the fancy things we've done over the past 10 years!

And create colorful smiles just as easily!

His gifts clearly had a theme this year...  

I did something I'd never usually do and emailed the people that usually purchase him gifts and asked that instead of buying him more legos, books, toys, etc... to consider giving him money so he could buy souvenirs on our trip. (Because the trip does not include merchandise from us!! ;))

Y'all... his people showed up and he could not wipe the smile off his face package, after package, after package... 

I also have to give Gigi and extra shout out because this is the first birthday that she hasn't purchased gifts for siblings..AND THEY SURVIVED! (I was more worried about Gigi than the girls.) 

We had a great big day celebrating our amazing big boy!

Ten years of loving him has been one of the greatest joys of my life!