Monday, January 25, 2010

Happy 4th Birthday Ethan!












Wow. My son is 4! I can't believe it! Seems like yesterday he was just a baby-- let's see, at this point 4 years ago... I was still on Pitocin and slowly but surely making progess. He wasn't born until a little after 9 pm. Ethan Graeme- we are so blessed to have you! You are growing up into such a big boy- doing so well at preschool. Learning to drum, play guitar. You love to play with your trains (the Thomas ones are your new favorites- and thanks to Grammy/Papa Smith for supplying the new trains!) on the traintable. You're learning to write your name and you've almost got it- that 'a' is a little tricky!
Today Ethan is still recovery from his cough so he stayed home from preschool. I made his favorite- chocolate chip pancakes, then homemade cheese pizza, and I bought a piece of chocolate cake so we could still sing Happy Birthday in style until the party on Saturday!
Grammy/Papa Smith gave Ethan's gifts to Josiah when he stopped by with the band last week- so we opened those today- such fun things!! Drum shirts, a Drum DVD, a new Thomas train, books, activity books, a drum ornament, and more!
We love your pirate wink, your silly smile, your laughter when we tickle your toes/belly, your jokes, your sensitive heart, your love for reading the Bible and praying, your love for your sister and I could go on....
Happy Birthday Mr. E! We love you!

Children's Museum Fun!


Last Wednesday we got to host my friend, Krista, and her 2 kids- Ayden & Elsie. We went to the museum for a day of fun with the new Dinosaur exhibit. Naomi was quite intrigued by the large dinosaurs, flapping her arms and saying, "hi! hi!" I actually thought she'd be scared- guess I was wrong! They also enjoyed digging for fossils. Of course, how could we escape the music room... songs and a monitor where the kids can see themselves- it doesn't get any better for our kids! I think they would have stayed there all day! It was a great day of discovery, imagination, and fun! Check out Ethan's face coloring... quite unique (thanks to Krista for helping!)
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