That brought tears to my eyes, remembering the trips I took with my 6 kids. Now the youngest is 31, the oldest is almost 43 next month..... It's seems like yesterday. Time flies. Love your message at the end Melissa, as always, heart felt.

Oh, man! Tonight's closing comments were real tear-jerkers! That was such a wonderful video, from start to finish. Happy Birthday, Eli! You're such a big 7-year-old and you aren't afraid of ANYTHING! I hope this seventh year is a great one for you.

It is good to see a family having fun together and enjoying each others' company. Happy Birthday Eli! 🎂🎂🎂

I'm sure everyone had tears in their eyes during the comments at the end. Happy Birthday Eli hope you had the best time ever on the "BIG 7" This was a great deserved fun time for everyone. Have a safe trip home!!!

I so miss my boys being “little”! They are 36 and 23, now. Hold him tight, he’ll be grown tomorrow!

This brought tears to my eyes…family, no matter what that family looks like, is the very most special thing! Thank you for sharing your beautiful family with us 🥰

What a lovely birthday for Eli and well earned break from your non-stop build. You are setting a good example for what family time together means. Thanks for sharing.

Happy Birthday, Eli! What a cool age! 7 is like being a little kid, but having enough experience to be REALLY GOOD at it!

Happy birthday Eli! DQ cakes are the beeeeest!!! Such a fun birthday! That hotel looks incredible! The swim dancing was hilarious. 😂 Glad you guys could have such a blast!

Maybe I’m just a softy but I seriously get a tear in my eye every time you are all together. Your kids are a perfect blend of both of you - mannerisms, physical attributes and most importantly HEART! Thank you for sharing your lives with us all

Happy Birthday Eli....7 years old, swimming in the middle of winter..pretty hard to beat that. It looked like everyone had a blast at that cool resort. I never get tired of watching your channel every week, a loving family that grows together...Chris

Who else is crying 😭🤧😩 such beautiful and amazing children come from strong amazing parents. Thank you for sharing Eli’s 7th Birthday 💜 Looked like so much fun 💜 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🥳 🎊 ELI 💜

Your kids are incredibly grateful and blessed totally behave like children should be when they surrounded by loving parents I was in laughter when I noticed their foot wear walking through the hotel and into the room that was so funny and hilarious 😂 I loved it

What a beautiful family. What a treat to share in Eli’s special day. Happy Birthday, Eli! Reach for the stars and dream big. 🥳

These are the moments in life that matter the most. I remember grocery shopping with my children who were full of joy and laughter and what a great time we had just doing mundane chores, your family reminds me of how we would cut up and laugh when we were together. Very Happy Birthday Eli you have the best present ever, a loving and caring family! May all your days be blessed and the Lord keep y'all in his hands!

Melissa you always have just the right words in occasions like this. Yes children do grow up too fast. You turn around and they’re grownups with kids of their own! Lots of love and blessings to you all.

Oh my,what a wonderful world it would be if only 95% of families were as loving and respectful to each other as yours,so glad I came across your channel.Happy 7th Birthday Eli from Southern WV :))🥳🧁🍭🎂🎉

Oh Melissa you made me cry, your words are so true, they grow so quickly. Mine are 34 and 35 those precious days when they were little seem like a lifetime ago. Your family is blessed with love and happiness which is one of the reasons I love watching you all each week. Stay safe with love and hugs from myself and baby Bryn (Sharpei) in the UK x

Happy Birthday Eli!!! That looks like such a fun place to spend your big day! It is so great to see the kids worn out from having such a good time!! Blessings!!

Happy Birthday to Eli! Jeremy and Melissa, cherish the moments, as you know they will be grown and gone soon enough. This episode actually made me smile through tears... love your Family bonds, and look forward to following along! Gods Blessings to you all, stay safe and well!

Happy Birthday 🎂, the hardest part for a parent is realizing you can never see the baby they once were. Exciting to see them grow and learn, just sad to say goodbye to the little them.

Savor these moments! Time moves swiftly and you turn around and they are grown. You have such a beautiful family and are leading and teaching them graciously. Love your adventures ! Happy Birthday little man!

The kids are brave and lucky. I'm sure there's many of us that never had family experiences like this as kids. I always admire parents that know how important it is to have fun with their kids.

“Way to serve and protect.” Little man so excited. ❤️ to all of you enjoying a family celebration. Love big Sis’s face at the end. Remind her that as an elder, she is always passing on positive family memories. It looks like she knows that. ✌🏼be with you all.

Treasured family memories being made!! Happy Birthday Eli 🎈🎉🎁 ! Celebrating with your family doesn't get any more special ❤

Kids grow up so fast and before you know it they’re all adults & you’re (us-60’s) old and retired. Enjoy every moment you’ve got with them because it goes by so fast. What I wouldn’t give to be able to go back for a visit to when my kids were your kids ages. Love you all! Thank you for sharing your beautiful family with us!

Dang it Melissa, you made me cry again. My youngest 9, and I were sitting together this morning enjoying your wonderful family adventure. My oldest is turning 11 on Friday and this episode hit my mommy emotional button. Yes indeed, these critters do amazing things to our hearts and souls. Love them unapologetically, even when their stinkers Lol. Happy Birthday Eli, you sure know how to pick the best birthday spots!!!

Happy Birthday Eli. What a beautiful family. Such a wonderful way to celebrate and make Eli's day so special. He'll always remember those moments. Reminds me of my own kids, now happy grown ups, oldest is 31 and both successful in their own right. I live by those days, as their daddy can no longer tell us about those memories. He was a medically retired USAF, now veteran who is now 100% disabled. We would also allow the kids do their own choice of place to go eat out. We normally never ate out, but those were specials, or go camping and amusement parks. Mind you, being military we were stationed at beautiful places around the world. So watching this vlog was so beautiful to watch for me. God Bless

Happy Birthday Eli! It's so wonderful to see you all relaxing and having fun. You work so hard. Melissa your words at the end had tears streaming down my cheeks. Wonderful video.

Happy Birthday Eli! What a happy, happy video! Nothing better than watching smiling kids' and seeing the joy on their faces! Our World needs more of THIS!

Happy birthday, Eli!! That indoor water park and hotel looks like so much fun!! What a wonderful way to get away and have fun. ❤️

Happy Birthday Eli! You special birthday was so exciting to watch! I could tell you all were having such a great time! We have 4 children and they are all grown and no longer living with us. There are some days I just wish I could go back in time to experience it al over again. I do love them the way they are now, but there is nothing like a hug from a small child to warm a mother's heart: but now that I think about it, a hug from my grown children/men and women does still warm my mother's heart! Your family has amazing times together. I am so happy for you! God bless you!😀

Happy birthday! This looks sooooo fun!! May God continúe to bless your baby an abundance of years and continue to guide and protect all of your babies always! 🥳🎂🎊🎉

This video is one that will get pulled out of storage often through the years. So many good memories to review from time to time. Happy feelings from each family member’s perspective, but especially precious Eli’s.

Happy Birthday Eli!!! 🥳 You are so blessed with a beautiful loving family. Thank you all for all the smiles and laughter this video touched my heart with tonight. God bless you all. ✝️💟✝️💟✝️💟✝️💟✝️💟

You guy's are truly blessed with a beautiful family, and family life. God has Blessed you all!! Stay strong!

You are such an awesome family! it is so refreshing to see you all together taking a break away from the daily routine. Happy birthday Eli! Super fun video, thank you for sharing a bit of your life with us.

I am so happy that you are sharing your life experiences with US! Your Children will never forget the Love and Compassion that you share with them! I love your Family, and continue to pray for you all!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Eli, saw it was such a great celebrations! Melissa, you outdid yourself with closing comments. Someone suggested you write a book. NEVERMIND THAT, just put together a collection of your closing comments into a book - I'll place the first order! God Bless your whole family!

And I thought I was the only one who jumped in elevators! Happy Birthday, Eli! Blessings to you and your family.

*These are precious, precious, hectic and precious days. So glad to see a family that appreciates all that the word ‘family’ means.* *Happy Birthday Eli!* 🥳

So beautiful! If all children could grow up with parents like you two, just imagine the world we'd have. Happy birthday Eli!!! The smiles, joy, love and laughter that you capture on video Melissa and your amazing montage brings tears to our eyes. Blessings and much Aloha 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

Omgoodness... I'm not crying..😭 so emotional and beautiful, I feel that way about my two sons, 30 and 26 years old, I still remember the day we met and touched checks SO AMAZING!!! I couldn't hold them due to epidural temporary paralysis. You did it once again Souza family. 🥳💝💯👏 Happy Birthday Eli 🥳

What a precious prayer! Thank you for blessing your seven year-old and all of us who are parents and grandparents!

I can't believe Eli is 7 years old!..he is just precious. All of your children are beautiful. I sure miss those little kid days! Hugs and Happy Birthday Eli!

Awe! What a sweet letter to Eli at the end. It's so hard to believe he's 7 already! The kids have grown so much since we met. It looked like Eli had an awesome birthday! Love and hugs from Paulla!

Happy Birthday to your little boy 7 years old.

Happy birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 wow! What a smile,lights up the room.

Happiest birthday, Eli! What a fun birthday celebration 🎉 I’m now craving for pizza and beer 😆 Thanks as always for sharing your journey!

What a wonderful birthday from you're family Eli, Happy Birthday Young Man!!!!! With many more to come and know that birthdays are always special; especially with family through the years. Melissa, your ending comments are so sincere, graceful and heart warming.

Happy Birthday to Eli. So much fun for everyone, at the waterpark. Memories for a lifetime!

Melissa, you made me cry !! What a beautiful message to a beautiful little boy. Happy Birthday Eli, and thank you sweetie for letting us be a part of it. I love you all ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰🤗🤗🤗🤗

I didn't realize that I smiled all the way through this video until my cheeks started hurting! You have a great 7th year! You have great parents and so much love!

Happy Birthday! You picked a great spot for your day. 🙂 These memories will always be cherished. Love the warmth and closeness your family shares. Continue to treasure your time together and each other...as I know you will. Absolutely 💜 the thumbnail pic of you all !

Happy Birthday Eli, you really know how to celebrate !!!! Thank you for sharing this day with us. You Da Man Stan !! What a beautiful Birthday Celebration, Thanks. Fred.

Such an awesome share, I both laughed and cried ... I think the reason for laughing is evident, but the crying ... that was because of the love, being able to see the beautiful memories you are making with your children is so incredibly heartwarming it brings me to tears. The way you nurture is phenomenal and I'm so glad we get to share in your family life. Happy 7th Birthday Eli 🍕🎂💞

Priceless content, memories to be treasured to say the least !!! Never had a dry eye. Precious, moving, heartfelt, and full of love! Thank you sharing your faith and life’s Journey, and One BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY Eli !!!!🎉

Happy birthday Eli❤️🎂🎁🎊🎉🎈!! The greatest gift of all is the family and love you’re surrounded with. May that same love follow you and grow with you all the years of your life❤️

Happy Birthday Eli! It's nice to see Eli and his sister show so much love for one another. Me and my brother were never very close. It is obvious that all of your kids love one another. The parents deserve much of the credit for that. Great job raising good kids that know what love is and know they are loved.

Enjoy your special day Eli

I absolutely love the relationships you guys have with your children. While I know the videos do not show the hard parts of parenting, you guys seem to have the skills needed to nurture, encourage and support your children. Would love to know how you parent so well in today's world. Maybe after the house building you could do teaching videos on parenting...lol

I went from shivering when you guys were walking back to your room to crying when you spoke about loving your children. Sometimes I still see my youngest as a 5 year old although he's 55 years old, he's such a sweetie and my best friend. You give your children the best thing on this planet, unconditional love and you can see it in their faces. Great job Jeremy & Melissa, you guys rock. 🤩

Even on these cold Winter's days the joy you share warms the heart.

Oooh my heart! This was amazing!! I felt all the emotions even sad when it all came to an end. This was a wonderful video from start to finish. Happy B’day Eli! 🙏💜 from Canada

Happy Birthday Eli,looks like you had the best time.Asking God to be with you as you grow up.Your one great boy!!!You have great parents and brother,and sisters.Your family has so much fun together, your awesome.

Happy Birthday Eli!! Looks like you had a great time. So happy you all could take a break from every day life and celebrate your family. I just love how your family has so much love for one another, very heart touching!!

Beautiful closing for a beautiful 7 year old. Happy Birthday Eli 🎉

What a wonderful & amazing Birthday weekend. You had me crying at the end, remembering all of my daughter's specials days. It truly does go by in the blink of an eye. My baby is 32yrs old this year, but she will never stop being my baby girl. Wishing your family much Love & Happiness. Happy 7th Birthday Eli. 🎊🎉🎂🎂🎂🎊🎉

Love your messages at the end. You should write them in a book ! Thank you for letting us be part of your wonderful family, for 20 - 30 minutes at a time !

My goodness, I can't believe it's been a year already. I remember your trip there last year and I was so worried you'd all get covid but you didn't and it looked like so much fun. Such great memories for the kids to have for the rest of their lives. God bless you all. ❤🙏👩‍🦳🎂🎁

Eli's face says it all. Happy Birthday Eli 🎂🎁🎈🎉🎊

Just beautiful. Real mom and dad being great parents. Loving their children. They are setting the example for the kids.

This was sooo beautiful and brought tears to my eyes, reminding me the same foe both my boys. It's crazy how quickly they grow up and then next generation shows up.

Happy Birthday Eli !🎁🎊🎉

Happy birthday, big guy! You have grown so much in the couple years I have been watching your channel. Less if a “baby” and more of a “big guy” every day! May this year be filled with blessings, joy, and many grand adventures. May you grow a bit more into the man God has planned for you to become while retaining the childlike wonder and awe you currently have in you for a while longer. I can understand your reminiscing and the ambivalent feelings of great joy, sentimentality, with a tinge of sadness as you think of the time passed, the limited time left, the gaining of maturity and life lessons and the loss of innocence, childish wonder and amazement…all tied into one package. My daughter is about to turn 15 years old and it seems like yesterday I was bringing her home for the first time. I could completely relate as you shared your memories and nostalgia as you look back at all that has passed and then have that bittersweet moment as you look forward to what is yet to come and realize just how numbered your days are with these beautiful gifts we have been endowed and entrusted with for a precious, short amount of time. Blessings to you all. And, once again, happy 7th birthday, Eli!

Happy 7th Birthday Eli!!! Thank you for sharing your family birthday adventure. Watching your wonderful family is pure joy.

Happy belated Birthday Eli! Many, many more! Mellisa and Jeremy, thank you for sharing these important moments in your lives. I too had a son who loved dinosaurs. He is now 38 with three kids of his own. I saw my Zack in little Eli’s eyes during his party. It brought back the best memories from over 30 years ago.

Happy Birthday Eli. Congratulations on the Big Number 7. What a beautiful loving family.

Happy7th Birthday Eli! I just love his smile he is so happy.

Happy Birthday ELI. Your family is so blessed to have such a wonderful young man

Happy Birthday to you, Eli!!!! Hope you all were as happy as you made me feel watching!!!!

This video got to me so deeply. Jeremy, Melissa you nailed it. The perfect, perfect birthday for Eli, and the whole family had a marvelous time. Wonderful parents you 2 are. ❤❤

This final speach on the video, omg! Love you family! ❤️❤️❤️ Happy b'day!

What an awesome birthday. That looks like a place down here called Great Wold Lodge. So much fun for the kids and the parents. Great job guys. Happy birthday Eli

Happy Birthday Eli! The look on his face with his police badges was priceless ❤ . I remember when Jeremy was still on the force and you said one time that Eli wanted to be a police officer when he grew up. I guess that must still be in his blood. Such a beautiful family. Much love to you all.

That brought me to tears. You made me remember that once a long time ago, I too was the baby making memories with my family. That's all I have now and it's bittersweet. I'm happy you have all these years ahead of you to enjoy. 🎂🎉Happy birthday to Eli 🎉🎂. 😘

Melissa your closing birthday message was so touching. You have a beautiful family. God bless you all. HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday little one! May you continue to grow each day into a bright, humble and kind loving young man! 🦖🦖🎉🧁❤️❤️

Happy Birthday, Eli! I’m glad to see that you had a wonderful time with your family. And ice cream cakes are always the best!

Happy birthday Eli!! 🎂 🥮 🍥 🥞 🍰 🎂 🥮

You two guys have got to be the Parents of the year Heck go head get ya self's THE WORLD'S GREATEST PARENTS AWARD,! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELI.!!

Happy birthday Eli and thank you for letting us come along the birthday celebration i enjoy it 🎂 🎈 🎉 🎁

I love your family. ❤️ Your inspiring words at the end of this video and every video inspire me every week! Today however, given that I cry during commercials, today was a such a joy to watch, I’m balling listening to your heartfelt words for you little one. 💕

That was beautiful. Enjoy your birthdays Eli. What a fun time it looks like you had.

Beautiful moments happy birthdays happy times with family most important Beautiful smiles God bless

Enjoy your day family have lots of good memories be blessed always

Kera is the splitting image of her mom. You are two of the most loving parents and you really do bring the love 💕

They having so much fun it's really funny, you two as parents of such great kids gotta enjoy all the great moments with joy..😇, when they grown up your have great lasting memories to look back on..😊

Happiest Birthday Eli 😊 I absolutely LOVE this family!

How fun happiest of birthday Eli 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🦣🐬🦈🐳🐋🐅🐆🐊🦓🐟🦍🐠🦭🐙🐡🦑