My precious nephew is 7 years old today.

I’m going to get all sentimental here…I remember 7 years ago leaving Liberty (after only arriving 2 days earlier for my Junior year) to make it home for my nephew’s birth. Kate had gone into labor early and I wasn’t going to miss him entering into the world. She had a very long, tough labor…very similar to my labor with Abel.. and the big surprise was that we didn’t know what the sex was! We all just assumed the baby would be a girl since we come from all girls, but out came Josh, as adorable as ever. I remember watching him coming out and I thought to myself, “I really hope this baby is a boy because he really looks like a boy!”.

Josh is the sweetest, most sincere 7 year old you will ever meet. Everyone who meets him adores him. He has this contagious personality and you can’t help but love him.

Tonight was supposed to be his big “military birthday party”. My sister REALLY knows how to throw children’s birthday parties….she goes all out. She really is amazing. I told her she will have to plan and decorate for Abel, b/c Abel will soon realize what he is missing out on when he goes to his cousin’s birthday parties. Anyway, my sweet nephew got really sick today and we had to postpone his party. I feel sooooo bad for my precious boy. What a terrible way to spend your birthday, but he remains in good spirits.

So to my sweet nephew…. from your Auntie Juju (which he doesn’t call me anymore and informed me just yesterday he was too old to call me that) HAPPY BIRTHDAY and I LOVE YOU!!!!