Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Do You Have a Birthday Buddy?

This is the story of a little girl, Evangeline, who, for her 3rd birthday, prayed for a baby brother ... and sho 'nuff she got one! While her birthday party was being held in the basement, in another part of the house, her baby brother arrived! And this is the story that is told every February the 8th. =)
Yes, I am return-ed from the jolly state of FL (thank you to those of you who were praying for Olivia's and my safety =)!
And I will do a post about that...maybe next week or maybe this week; however, I must again ask your patience - because, you understand, today is my family's very own birthday-twins' ... Birthday! =D
I love you, Evy and Andrew - Happy Birthday! <3

[2008]


These are the only pictures I could find of them together =P
[2008]

This pretty much sums up their relationship ;)
[2010]

Four children, ages 4 3/4 and under!
[1994]
{Olive-3, me-1mo., Evly-4, Andry-1}

O Evy ... the memories and adventures we share together! There are no words that do them justice. =P
[2007]

Let it be said that Evy and cameras are kindred spirits. =}

Ah she is just so fun and cute! =)
[2007]

The Adventures of Duncan the Dragonfly and Evy the Girl ;]

I think that she is simply the cutest and beautiful-est wife and mum =)

Though physicians have not yet diagnosed her condition, she suffers from a paper-eating disorder ... jk =}
{yes, that is straw in her hair - she's our wild child ;}
Even though she told all of us kids that we were adopted; pushed me into an elevator when I was 2 (so that I got lost); would frequently threaten to eat me; scared me out of my wits over the imaginary monsters that lived in our basement and water system; and even though she prank calls me monthly...
I love her...
Because, she's the one that led me to my Jesus; she would offer me refuge from the imaginary monsters; she sings with me at the piano; she knows how to make me smile; she would do week-long lemon-cleanses with me so I wouldn't be doing it by myself; she taught me how to play volley ball (not to mention a host of other things!); she taught me how to ride a bike with no training wheels; she's our gang leader; she has an amazing eye for decorating/photography/design/style/you name it!; she's so lovely at including everyone; her and Andrew are the ones I dropped 300ft. free-falling with; she cuts my hair and takes my pictures for free; she's hilarious!; she gives me hugs and writes me notes, even though that's not her love-language; she's my big sister. <3
Happy 22nd in 2012, Ev!

Ahndjoo!
This is my big brother, folks - his name is Andrew; but, mostly I don't call him that ...
it's mostly:
Ra-ra
Ahndjoo
Ramus
Francis
and Andyroo =)
[2007]
Andrew is my sibling buddy ... there's Evy and Olivia, Andrew and me, then Erik and Heidi. =) So it was weird when he graduated and started driving, and I wasn't. 0_0 Howevah, that shall soon be settled, on both accounts, come next Friday - huzzah! ;D
Awe, he's such a jolly laid-back, happy-go-lucky, comical sort of fellow (and quite athletic, I might add) ... if you don't know him, I am sorry for you - for you will never meet another like our Andrew. =)
[2007]

Some of his past-times include: hunting; video/computer work; making people laugh (he's quite a proficient, I tell you!); lifting...people (or weights, either way ;); jumping; sports; snowboarding; music (he plays a mean cello and banjo; however, he also favors the fiddle, piano, and guitar with his attentions =); coffee; and Evin. =)
[2009/2010/2011]
{notice Andrew is on the farthest right =}

Andrew promoting Crazy Love ;)
[2011]
Andrew is a godly, talented, hilarious, kind, astronomically-patient young man, and I can't tell you how much fun it is to be his younger sister. =) It's really quite convenient, because each of my siblings are my very own personal counselors (with Dad and Mum, of course), and they all have their own Counselor names that I have dubbed them - Andrew's is Francis. =) He always gives me such good, common-sense advice ... I am greatly appreciative, A. <3

I also used to be virtually the same height as him ... never again, dear reader. ;/
[2008]
The Halo-Wearing Child =]
[2010]
Happy 19th (even though you're supposed to be older than that), Ra-ra! <3
*sigh* I love my siblings ... that was, erm, quite the long post. I might get a ticket from Oswald for going over the un-written blog-length! ;] So, I'll just stop, okeefenokee (that is my new word - be warned)?
Pip-pip,
Phia
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9 comments:

  1. I have a birthday buddy!! When Maria was 3 she prayed for a little sister and while her party was going on, then I was born.

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  2. Awwwwwwwwwwww...How swwwwweeeeeeeeeeet... ^_^ I don't have a birthday buddy but I do have birhtday sandwich buddies... ;P (that happens when you have 2 people with birthdays on either side of yours. =) I am in the middle.
    I love your new word "okeefenokee" very unique. LOVE-IT.

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  3. Tell them "Happy Birthday" from me! :) And long Blog posts are good... Especially the ones with pics!

    Still miss all you IL peeps!

    Justus

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  4. I have a bday buddy =) Not only that, but my two younger brothers are birthday buddies too! We have bday buddies on May 1st, and Feb 17th. People just let their mouths hang open and we smile and nod.

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  5. Sweet! Tell them happy birthday for me. And I was born on my mom's birthday!

    Stephen A. McDee

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  6. How special!... It'd be nice, I'm sure to have a birthday bud, but having a cousin with the same name and age, is probably as close as I'll get to having a b-day buddy. ;D Andrew seems older than 19, to me, too!... You & all your sibs seem so much older than you are though! It seems like to should be 20 or something. =PPP ...21 more hours till I see my awesome blogger, Soph!!! Yes, I'm counting the hours and minutes down. Lol. Huzzah for yet another great post, hun! <3 Te Amo!

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  7. It's official, my dear: you have the most adorable, awesome sibs in the world (besides mine).
    Nope, I don't have a birthday buddy....the sinking of the Titanic is the only monumental thing I know of that happend on my day of birth.
    Ah yesssss...Crazy Love is one of my favorites for sure!
    Baylie

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  8. Bryan came close...if he'd-ave waited for a half and hour, he'd-ave shared a bday with his grandpa (my dad)! Great post...happy bdays to them! Bryan will be 20 in one week...hmmmm, that officially makes me OLD.
    Oh well!!!

    Blessings,
    Mrs. Havens

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  9. Sophia, I had tears in my eyes for the first half of your post...especially with the picture of Evy and Gem, they are the crazy ones. Poor you, traumatized constantly as a child...monsters, prank calls, threatening to eat you, being tied to a tree with a "For Sale" sign, 'destined' to be a nurse, getting told you were adopted, constantly teased (but no one can really help it, you're so teasible), and yet,you have such 'longsuffering' (for that is truly what it is) and love, that despite all the torture as a little girl, and at times now, you still love your family. *Here comes the teasing* Andrew has a *mean* cello and bango? What does it do, bite? Snarl at you? Hit you over the head? Are they partners in crime? ;)
    Anyway, I have loved reading about all of your siblings and the tribute you give them. How very special! :D
    ~ Michelle

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Thanks muchly for commenting ... it was terribly chummy of you. =)