Birthday Fun

We went to the zoo for Sebastian's birthday. We wanted to try and beat the rain if we could, we went right away in the morning. The boys were so excited to go and see the animals, especially the new tigers. It was all we could have hoped for, minus the wind and cool temp. The three tigers were up close to the glass when we got there and we were able to get some cool pics of them. It was amazing to see them up close and watch them move around. I wonder what it was like for Adam and Eve to live harmoniously with the animals?

The day continued with lunch at mcdonald's and then cupcakes with sprinkles for the birthday boy. In the evening we watched his birth tape and looked at pictures of him as a newborn. How crazy it was to see him then and now. As we looked back on this year, we are reminded of how much God has blessed us through Sebastian. He is a wonderful little baby boy, who is healthy, smart, funny and loving. He loves to play with his brothers and try to bark at the dog. He is very independent, already wants to eat by himself. He likes to be silly so you'll think he is funny. And has the sweetest "chicklet" grin. We love him so much and can't imagine our life without him. Thank you Jesus for our little Sebastian, may he continue to grow and use him for YOUR glory.

Sebastian's birthday party

We celebrated Sebastian's birthday with Travis's family today. It was a wonderful time with family, of course we had to have some sort of drama. After we sang "happy birthday", we brought the cake (with a candle on it) closer to Sebastian so he could attempt to blow it out. As we were beginning to explain to him how to do it, he put the flame out-WITH HIS FINGER! Of course we all gasped out loud, which then scared him and he started crying. With wax all over his fingers we weren't for certain if had been burned but after he calmed down and was cleaned up, we realized he was FINE and had in fact just been scared.

He loved eating his cake and opening his presents. I can't believe it's been a year since he was born. I am so thankful God has entrusted us to be his parents, I pray we don't let him or Him down.

Spring is here!

Springtime has finally arrived up here. It's amazing how a little sun and some warm air changes your mood. We have the windows open and the boys get to play outside. God is so creative!

working

Sunday I had my first full day of work. It was so hard to be away from my boys for that long. They had fun with Travis and they played at "nana and pops". I was glad to hear that they did ask for me, but it breaks my heart to know that they were sad because I wasn't there.
Sebastian turns 1 in a week. I will no longer have a baby in the house, so sad. He is growing so much now that he can crawl and pull himself up, he even started "cruising" while holding onto something. His personality is so cute to see and he loves his brothers and tries to play with their toys with them. My cup runneth over!
I pray God will give me the strength and balance in my life to get things done without neglecting anything or anyone, important to me. We are choosing to sacrifice for a short time to adopt.

Excited!

Now that we have the adoption ball rolling, we are planning some fundraisers. I get so excited about planning things and being able to use my creative side. So as of now, we are making t-shirts and bracelets to sell. I have created a couple designs to choose from and found a company to print them at a decent price. I also have a couple designs for bracelets to make but I am still researching the cost to make them and where to buy the supplies. My goal is to have them available by the end of the month for people to purchase.
As we are filling out the paper work, we are getting more and more excited about adopting. It's so awesome to read other people's blogs about their experience through this journey. It is evident that God moves through His people to bring families together. What an awesome God we serve!!

Professional Pictures

After a year of delaying professional pictures of the boys, I broke down and took them to a new place in town. Expressions by Ashton is the name of the company who just opened just last month and had a grand opening special going on, so I wanted to try them. They did an awesome job with the boys and had lots of props to choose from, we had a hard time deciding what we wanted to use. Oliver and Thatcher did a good job smiling but a hard time sitting still and Sebastian would sit still but not smile. Oh, well. We can look back and see what they look like though and that is the point of pictures, right?