Party Time!

Nate loves his birthday. In fact I think that was the first things he ever memorized was his birthday is on May 31st! Nate had a fun little birthday party today with his friends. Nothing fancy, just playing together, eating goodies and opening presents. We are lucky to have such wonderful friends!

Nate got a "special cake" this year. I am still feeling a little low on energy so I wanted something super easy to make and even easier to serve. I came up with this donut cake in about 5 seconds and it took about 30 seconds to make! Can't get any easier than that! Poor Nate, someday I will give him a proper birthday party!





I can't believe Nate is 4! He was our little miracle baby and I guess he still is. I feel so blessed to be his mom. Why he chose us to be his parents, I don't know, but I am so glad he did. He is so funny and smart and caring and such a BOY!! I love this picture of Nate, isn't it just like him to come out of the womb and immediately let us know that he is #1! He is asleep in this picture, and for months after he was born, he would sleep with his arm in the air like this !! So funny!!

Swimming Lesson

Nate had his first swimming lesson yesterday! That kid loves the water! I was surprised he wasn't afraid to put his head under, although holding your breath underwater does not come naturally apparently! He got a few unexpected gulps of water! Good job Nate!!

Fat Lip

Gotta love boys! The only day I was wishing and hoping to avoid all bumps and bruises, Nate's lip collides with Anna's head and he gets a big FAT lip! We were supposed to have our photo session with the photographer tonight to take our pictures for the adoption paperwork. Luckily our photographer is a friend and also a very skilled children's photographer so she totally understands about rescheduling, after all we can't have anyone thinking dear old mom and dad were responsible for it! This picture is after a few hours of ice and lots of love, so it doesn't look as bad as it originally did!