He's 6!

November 30, 2004... doesn't feel like it was 6 years ago, but the calendar says it was! The older I get the sappier I get on birthdays. Not because of the aging factor so much; more because of the realization of how fast time flies by me. If I were blowing out the candles today I would wish for a pause... a BIG pause in time. My baby is 6 today. 6!

The good thing about all this realization is that I now make an earnest effort to soak in every moment, especially milestones... riding the bus, losing a tooth, reading alone, turning 6. Soak. It. In. And take a deep breath!

We celebrated Max's birthday with his friends back on November 14. He wanted a "carnival theme" so we tried to take advantage of nicer weather by a few weeks and have the party early. We gave Max an early gift of soccer goals so kids could play a game, rented a huge bounce house, had hot dogs and cupcakes, and went on a treasure hunt. It was so fun!

Over Thanksgiving we were in Texas. Max got to celebrate there as well. We went bowling, had cake... and on Thanksgiving Day he and Isabelle ran in the turkey trot. They really ran too! So impressive! They got medals and all... best part, of course!

Tonight we are having a party at home with family. Max turns 6 at 5:07pm and at that time we will jump up and down and celebrate, following will be dinner, cookie cake, presents and hugs. I can't wait! Turning 6 is so fun!

Max is truly a blessing in our lives. We struggled to have him. He is God-given and we are so thankful! I will never take him for granted. He makes my heart sing and my eyes smile and today, especially, I want to celebrate all he is... smart, funny, charming, silly, cute, flirtatious, precocious, sweet, stubborn, bossy, happy, healthy... and ours. :) Happy Happy HAPPY Birthday Max! We loooooooooooove you so!!!