3.21.2010

Eight Rascally Years With Sawyer

It's you I like
It's not the things you wear,
It's not the way you do your hair,
But it's you I like.

The way you are right now,
The way down deep inside you,
Not the things that hide you
Not your toys -- they're just beside you.

But it's you I like.
Every part of you --
Your skin, your eyes, your feelings
Whether old or new.
I hope that you'll remember
Even when you're feeling blue
That it's you I like, it's you,
It's you.  It's you I like.

-- Mr. Fred Rogers --














Happy 8th Birthday, SawDog.
Our lives wouldn't be the same without you.

14 comments:

Amber said...

Oh that Mr. Rogers can make me misty in a minute..and then all those pictures just sealed the deal.

What a precious soul that SawDog is...I love him so.

Jo said...

The Mr. Rogers poem was so sweet, and I LOVE,LOVE,LOVE all the Sawdawg pictures!
♥♥ H A P P Y ♥ B I R T H D A Y ♥♥
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ S A W Y E R ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Much love from
Aunt Jo

theelizabethhighsmith said...

what a beautiful day in your neighborhood, too sweet friend, too sweet!

Jennifer said...

Love that little Rascal with all my heart!!

And all those pics are A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E. So much cuteness going on there!!

You and K look like babies!! And Sawyer looked just like Jim-dad even when he was tiny!!

Love ya!!

Jim said...

Amb,
Happy eighth, SawDog. Can't keep a good SawDog down, right? Just be careful.

We love you,
Poohpa and Grammy
As always,
Jim-Dad

The Bowden's said...

Aw, Happy Birthday Sawyer! I can't believe he's eight! :)

Bridget said...

Happy Birthday to Sawyer! Those pictures are too cute.

Gretchen said...

Great photo tribute! He's so adorable...ahem...manly.

mer@lifeat7000feet said...

Happy Birthday to Sawyer! Hope you guys had a great time celebrating him! (He's such a cutie!!! We can arrange a marriage if you'd like!)

Lori Motl said...

Happy Birthday to Sawyer! What precious pictures. It goes by so very fast.

Marla Taviano said...

He is so stinkin' cute. And I'm tellin' you. I have the perfect match for him. Ava will be 8 in June and can match him freckle for freckle (and ornery for ornery).

And is it just me, or is that one line in Mr. Rogers' song just a HOOT? "Not your toys; they're just beside you." That has always cracked me up for some reason.

Becca~CapturingSimpleJoys said...

Happy (belated) Birthday Sawyer! He is such a cutie:)

lisa@littlesliceoflife said...

Love that red-headed rascal!

Also, I am sad because I cannot see all the pictures. And no, it's not the google reader.

Anonymous said...

Precious red-headed little boy pictures AND a Mr. Rogers song?! You're KILLING ME!!