Daniel- 5 years old

We celebrated with a few little boys Daniel's age at our church the weekend before his actual day Hot Wheels style with cotton candy . 

Oh his actual day, he chose to go to our neighborhood pool as a family of five. Good time was had by all 

Levi- 2 years old

Levi's my big talker with a big vocabulary, the whys and all the feelings . We celebrated our boy the weekend before Lego style with friends from small group and If table with family. He's smiley friendly, sleeps well and eats tons!

On his actual birthday during the week we took a family trip to a nearby Aquarium 

Levi squealed happily running from tank to tank, it was a hit !

Matthew - 6 years old

My first baby boy through the years. 6 years of help, rowdy wrestling, fun facts and sweet laughs from the boy who first called me mom . Love you more than all the Star Wars Legos in the world, Matthew! (And that's a lot around here)

Last of being Five! 

Star Wars Lego presents 

His picks for today included a trip to Pie Five where he ate a whole pizza on his own...

As well as Lego Movie and time spent on his new creation. 

The following Saturday, he had a Star Wars Jedi training party. 

42!

Zoo with my family of five, over night  retreat with my mom to mom group and a date night with my husband. Perfect weekend!!

Matthew: 4 years old

These are pictures from Matthew's small birthday celebration back in November. Due to ongoing tiredness, we kept it to our church small group who have boys around Matthew's age.  Yes, I'm behind still on the blog. Yes, I plan on catching up. Between settling in to the new house, two active boys, being a wife, having some semblance of a social and spiritual life and carrying our third child, life has been busy.

I did want to celebrate in a theme that was particular to his current interests and super heroes are big to him. If a character wears a cape, he's in. Larryboy from Veggie Tales, COTU from Auto be Good, Wyatt from Super Why and Batman are among his top favorites.  We've been talking quite a bit about what makes them super is that they help other people, defend the weak and are kind. There is so much faith building material in this stage, I'm loving the lessons to pass on.

Matthew is a leader at home and also one of the most cautious kiddos I've ever met. He's careful, precise, eager to excel, please and be right. He's also quite a follower with stronger willed kids. He has a beautifully sensitive heart with a precious smile and introverted spirit that is thoughtful and quiet at times. Like all children, he's more diverse, complex and unique than any one description, label or title. He's an incredible human being and I'm honored to be his mother.

craft table

City scene

Super hero training

daddy's having some fun

capes to go home with

food

games

Our birthday boy, LOVE him!

 

Daniel: 2 years old!

I'll do a general summer post with moving twice and everything else that's been going on in our family since I posted last in March, but Daniel turning 2 deserved it's own entry. We went to a neighborhood splash park and invited our good friends to come and celebrate with us! This happy, snuggly, laid back boy is such a heart warming addition to our family. His charm and personality definitely draws people to him. He adds so much laughter to our world :-)

Happy Birthday big guy, we LOVE you SO much!!!!!