Happy birthday to our very own HamBone … today he turns 15 and we are so very proud of the man he is quickly becoming …

This is my favorite picture of HamBone — he had just turned three, we were in Austria, and we were all having such a grand adventure. He wore that Clemson sweatshirt for weeks on end and was never far from his “Irish Twin” … Kit is 1 year and 42 days younger.

… and here he is on his first day of “real school” this past Fall.

In the intervening years, he’s been in musicals (yep, he CAN sing and dance) … altar-served … played basketball … been Confirmed … passed the Crucible for Young Marines … and he’s worked hard to keep his scholarships in highschool …

What a blessing he is to us all …. May St. Thomas, St. Gregory, and St. Patrick (his patronal saints) continue to watch carefully after my middle son ….