Six Year Old Sutton

It happened again! Another kid had a birthday! It was Sutton's turn, on Thursday, to blow out the candles...this funny, tall-like-his-dad, kindergarten-bound, loves to play Legos with his big brother & house with his sisters, second-born boy chose to spend his special day hanging out in grandma & grandpa's pool(since we spent the day before at Disneyland). The OC cousins came over to hang out. We did dinner, gifts (he got his golf clubs he had been wanting) and he wanted his candle stuck in a banana so he could make "1 more" birthday wish before he went to bed:)...that's our Sutty-buddy (I know, my days of calling him that are numbered;)

Her last pre-teen birthday

Somehow, we have a 12 year old. Well, I'm pretty sure I remember most of what led us here, but I certainly did not realize, during it, how quickly a child gets to this point! Meran turned 12 on Tuesday. She loved saying, "my last birthday before I'm a teen", a little too much for her father & my liking;). We celebrated as a family, doing all her favorite things-bowling, pizza, painting pottery, mani/pedis and eating out!

Meran not only made us parents, but she has inspired & blessed us beyond what we ever imagined a child could do to grow a parent as a person. Meran's joy is contagious and her sensitivity to the Holy Spirit is a blessing. Happy Birthday to our first born. We love you. Forever.