Year 21

Opening my eyes to the sun shining through the bedroom window, I looked at the clock. 8:15 am. Smiling to myself I realized it was my birthday. Rolling over I felt the place in bed next to me was empty, though I wasn't surprised. Throwing back the covers, I got out of bed and padded down the hall to the bathroom where I heard the shower running. Smiling I reached for the door handle.

"Mommy!" I heard a small voice yell from down the hall. Closing my eyes briefly at my luck, I turned away from the door and towards the voice.

"Good morning sunshine" I said as I walked into the blue and green wallpapered room.

"Happy Birthday" the little boy with dark hair and dark eyes said from beneath his covers.

"Who said that? I don't see anyone in here" I said as I looked at the little lump hiding beneath a blue and green plaid comforter. Throwing the covers back as hard as his little arms would let him, the little boy jumped out from underneath and bounced on his bed.

"It's me mommy! Happy Birthday!" He yelled as he jumped up and down. I laughed and stood in the doorway as he sang the Happy Birthday song to me over and over again.

"He's pretty excited to give you the present he made." Came a voice from behind me as he put his arms around my waist. I turned and looked into Jacob's face and smiled even bigger. He was watching our son jump up and down his bed as water dripped from his freshly washed hair onto my should.

"I'm pretty excited too. Well, not as excited as him I suppose" I said with a small chuckle as the little boy started in on his fifth rendition of Happy Birthday.

"Alright Billy, let's go make your mom breakfast." Jacob said as he walked across the room and grabbed the boy around the waist.

Smiling, I followed my two favorite people down the hall and into the kitchen.