Sunday, February 15, 2009




Kyle turned 18 on Valentines Day.  I still can't believe that.  Mostly because the realization that he will be moving on with his life soon saddens me.  But enough of my selfishness.  Kyle is an amazing young man.  I am amazed by him continually. 
As a child, Kyle was really easy to take care of.  I can't really think of a time that he gave me any trouble.  
He always loved to learn and had a imagination like no other! 
Kailey came soon after Kyle and he was always a great older brother. 
He was so cute and had the cutest little voice.  
He always included kailey in all the things he imagined up to do.  
Kyle is a really smart boy. 
Everything that has to do with school has always come really easy to him.  Something I hope he realizes and uses to his benefit in life.
Kyle is one of the most caring people I know!  Probably why he was born on Valentines Day!





He did many funny things when he was young.  One included CONSTANTLY cutting his sister kailey's hair.  I can't tell you how many times she would finally start to grow hair and he would chop it off.  I can't believe as I look at some of these pictures how much time has passed.  I remember each picture so vividly.  Many trips to the park with cousins and family. 

 He has the most beautiful eyes. 
 He can be a great brother when he chooses to be.
He is an Eagle Scout...FINALLY!
He is an amazing piano player.
He loves to collect stuff from Goodwill.  Eclectic stuff like his picture of Bianca.
He loves his cousins and talks about them often.
He is really good a math!
He loves to run and has become quite the runner.
He eats tons but stays skinny.
He can be really spiritual at times which amazes me!
He always tries to do the right thing.  Or it is always on his mind.




I am so thankful to have been his mom!  I love that he comes home for lunch this year.  We have got to spend a lot of nice lunches together!  I will cherish that always!  I hope he realizes his potential in life.  He is such a handsome guy and one of the nicest I know!  I am so proud of him and who he has chosen to become!  I feel very blessed to be his mother!
Happy Birthday Kyle!  We love you more than you know!



12 comments:

Winter said...

Those pictures of Kyle as a baby made me laugh. It makes me think of how my grandma used to babysit him and Kailey when they were little. He was always so fun to play with.

I remember all the times he cut Kailey's hair! Poor girl... she's lucky she ever got any grown out! =P

The Carpenter Family said...

How sweet!! Happy Birthday Kyle! I was so sad I missed that fireside! Thanks for the quote! So profound I put it on my blog!

Shayla Taylor said...

I can't believe Kyle is 18. What a beautiful baby, toddler, and then cute boy, now handsome young adult. He sounds like a terrific kid.

Shawna K said...

What a great tribute to your son!

OK, those early pix of you... I have some just like them, what happened to us? LOL

Krista Griffiths said...

Love your post!!! Those pictures were great!!! You really do have great kids and it shows what a great mother you are!!! Happy Birthday Kyle!

Martin Moments said...

It's fun to see the pics with you and Rob. He looks too young to be a Dad :] Breanne and Dylan had a b-day on Valentines too. They turned 20. I think Breanne was sad to be leaving her teen years. Time does go by too fast. I can't believe it been 20 yrs since they were born. I get what you're saying about time passing. It seems like it's been a while in some ways, but time goes by way too fast.

Dana said...

Oh my gosh, how young you and Rob were. Amazing kid, good job with him. You should be very proud.

gena said...

I am so glad you posted a comment on my blog. It is so hard to believe we are old enough to have children that can be 18. Mine isn't far behind yours. What would we do without them?

Kristine said...

Seriously, that is a cute post. Oh, the time does go WAY TOO FAST. Happy bday!

and BTW LOVE the bangs... had them two although they weren't as awesome as yours!

Jenn said...

I cannot believe he is 18! Time sure has gone by quickly. Happy Birthday Kyle!!!!

Aimee's Family Journal said...

Amazing! I understand the feeling of being amazed and sad at the same time! It is a new phase of life you are heading into! Wow time flies!

Unknown said...

Hey Rachel. I came across you blog a while back. It is great to see you and your family are doing well. You can definately see your family in all of them. Take care. Aaron