Ethan’s FOUR!

Ethan turned 4 last week. I think this was his first year that he realized what a birthday really is and was anticipating it as well as the presents that came along with his special day. His birthday fell in the middle of the week which worked out well for celebrating at school but not so well for a party, so we hosted his actual birthday party with family on Saturday.
We started the day with fun bug shaped pancakes for breakfast… Ethan chose a ladybug and snail. I found these great pancake molds at Williams-Sonoma that I just had to get!

He had such a special day at school… grandma was able to come and spend the day with him, he made a special make-believe cake on a felt board, everyone sang him “Happy Birthday”, his teacher gave him a present, he got to share a special toy with the rest of his class and he got to bring a yummy treat for snack time… he chose Grandma’s sugar cookies shaped like hearts with red icing…. YUM! He was pretty tired after a day focused totally on him!

On Saturday… party time, we had a full house with Grandmas and Grandpa’s and Uncle Joel. Another fun day with the family! Thanks everyone for coming out to celebrate our little Ethan!

Our Ethan… what a joy and blessing to be his parents! It’s so exciting to see him grow and change… to see his little personality develop. Ethan has such a sweet and sensitive heart. I love getting little moments with him when he just stops everything he’s doing, gives me a big hug and says “I love you Mom”. He loves to cuddle, He loves being read to and loves being with people (ie. his brother). Along with his many questions all day about anything and everything, He’s recently been asking lots of questions about God … deep, theological questions that Kevin gives a smirk and says … “Good question, people have been asking that question for ages” and then does his best to answer in a way a 4 year old might understand (praise God for a seminary student in the house). We love his inquisitiveness (most of the time) and pray God will use Ethan’s mind to glorify himself. We love you, Ethan, may God continue to shape and mold you into the man of God he wants you to be!