Haven’t updated in awhile, but I will be updating more often.  I’ve been gearing myself up to do this.  I’ve taken the mentality that I post pictures to Facebook and most of our friends are there… and, you know… a picture is a thousand words.

I know.  That’s lazy.

But I have been gearing up to blog more often.  I’ve moved my journal to a blog (which you can’t read without my most special password) and I have updated it almost every day.  And so it really isn’t much of a stretch to click a different button when I type in my wordpress for android app.

Today is someone’s birthday!!

Sam, our oldest boy (child #2) celebrates his 7th birthday today.  It’s a pretty nice, laid back, far to warm for this time of year day.  I mean, 55 degrees on February 4th!

We started our day like a normal Saturday morning.  Breakfast at random (as each person awoke), Saturday morning cartoon (brought to us by the magic of Netflix).  And playing.  Saturday mornings are pretty laid back.  We did have a change to video chat with our friends in Asia, which was a wonderful blessing.  I am thankful for their obedience to God for their work.  They are an adoptive family as well, and they have gone through some of the same issues that we have with our post adoption.

Then, a little more hanging out.  Sam opened his presents from us after breakfast.  He got a lava lamp, and new footies PJs and- he’s really been asking for this- a girl bear.  So Mr. Bear can get married.  Yes.  It’s great having a 7 year old.

We had a great time bowling at Jackson Lanes, with some friends from church and school.  Afterward, we had dinner at Sam’s favorite restaurant (apart from Taco Bell).  The younger boys call the restaurant Fire, but it is actually Shoguns.

The birthday was a complete success.  He went to be happy, and feeling very loved.