Happy Birthday Jared Rush!

11 years ago today we welcomed you, our first baby, into our lives! After, two weeks late and 12 hours of labor you were finally here!!!! Your heart rate dropped and my blood pressure got dangerously high, so you were delivered by emergency c-section. You were just too big for your momma to deliver you. ;) I have always loved this picture of your daddy holding you and the grandma's admiring their children's first child, just minutes after you were born. There are pictures of me holding you soon after your birth, but after 12 hours of back labor this momma looked pretty bad to put it nicely:)

Plus, I just loved watching you with your daddy, this was a side that I had never seen in him before, and watching him with you would bring tears to my eyes.

You were our only child and the center of our world.

Maybe your spending a little too much time with your daddy, he's starting to rub off on you. Ha!

Now then, that's much better! ;)

The 1st of many!

Now your 2!

And 3!

Your now 7! Party at Putt-Putt Golf & Games!

8 and chillin with Chuck E. Cheese!

Happy 9th and eaten good at Texas Road House!

For your 10th birthday you invited a few friends to camp out in the back yard! (These pics are small because the computer erased the original pictures. Thankfully, I had saved them on another email sight and was able to save them to my computer and hard drive)

And now today your 11 years old. We are so blessed that the Lord placed you into our lives. Your a kind and loving young man who loves to help others in need. And most importantly you love the Lord. We are blessed to call you our son and excited to see what the Lord has in store for your life. We love you Jared, and happy birthday!

“And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” Philippians 1:6