4

4 years ago I met a little man that would change my life forever.
4 years ago I didn't realize that I could love someone so much.
4 years ago was one of the best days of my life.
4 years ago this little man made my family a family of three.
4 years ago my heart was full.
4 years ago I wept at the sight of his precious face.
4 years ago Jesus trusted me enough to bless my arms with ADLER GRAY.

Today I look back at all the adventures that we have taken as a family and I am humbled by Gods many blessings and graces.

A note to my son, Adler:
Bubba, gosh, I'm tearing up. I cannot believe that 4 years have gone by, it really seems like yesterday. I have to tell you that you are such a blessing in our lives. you have truly been a light. Your little face is just amazing and your laughter is infectious. You have been asking us lately to tell you jokes and when you think that they are funny you really laugh, but when we tell a bad one you say "mommy, that's not funny" which in turn is funny and we laugh together. You get a kick out of making Tate laugh. You are a great big brother whom sets a good example. Jesus Im sure is proud. You love brushing your teeth and swishing with mouth wash. You love life and you love people. You are very much like your daddy. You drink milk like its going out of style and you would eat McDonald's everyday if I let you. (eww gross). Your favorite color is still green - this might never change. You insist that you need a snack after breakfast, lunch and dinner. Honestly sometimes when you ask its so cute, that I have a hard time telling you "no". You are in love with anything superhero and you are just learning about Lego's which you are quick to say that "Tater cant play with them cause he'll eat them mommy". You love to dance, and your favorite song on the radio is a song by Mercy Me "Move". We even dance in the car. :) On your own you tell us that "you love us"- my heart smiles every time you do this. Of all these precious memories I could write about, I must say that the best thing about you is , YOU! "I love you to the moon and back", oh yes, this is something new you've started. I love you to the moon and back too.

I had too

Every year for the boys birthdays I have to do "my own thing". Being artsy is a blessing and a curse. I love being creative, much of the reason I am an art teacher is because I love making things. Adler's birthdays in the past have been huge, highly decorated, which I love. up in till this year, i honestly don't think that Adler even knew what his party's theme was. Ohhhh let me tell you. Year one, Safari; year two, Space; year three, fire trucks, and year four Lego's. Now, Zach and I had talked about not "going overboard" for this years party and I even told my mother in love that I was going to keep it simple. Well all was well until I had a minute to spare while at school two days before my sons 4th birthday. I thought to myself, I cant "not" do anything. And thus the planning begun. I made life size Lego's, basically there were Lego's everywhere, and I even made the boys cute shirts. Check out the Lego craze I succumbed to....
This Lego cake is from our neighborhood Randall's.

For these little cuties, which Adler loved, I took wooden blocks and painted them and them cut out felt circles and glued them on to give the look of a Lego.
These life size blocks are courtesy of my schools paper room. Adler is about as tall as the big red one.
I love how these turned out! Too bad I didn't get ONE picture of either of the boys in their shirts. bummer.

Ad's birthday weekend

Adler is turning 4 on the 16th so we decided to have a weekend of fun.
Friday night Mia and Pop Pop came into town. We made dinner, shopped for party stuff, got ready for Saturdays party and then crashed. Pop Pop got up early and got the boys donuts. We enjoied them too. We spent the morning jumping on the trampoline.



:) Then about 9:45 pops and gammi, and the Howells arrived. We ventured to the park. Adler and Trent took the jeep, we walked.

The weather was perfect! We had a great time. A great family day!
Trent and Adler racing down the slide in their "not on purpose" matching sweaters.
Tater Tot
The Walker Girls, Robin, Me, and Mom

The boys lately