Birthdays

We've had three birthdays in the past few weeks.  Noah turned four back on December 29, Peter turned one last Wednesday, January 2, and Adam turned...well, Adam turned on January 10! :)

Noah is very excited to be four.  He is especially excited about the fact that he doesn't have to take a nap anymore.  He does have to lay down for a rest with a few books every afternoon, and about half of the time he still falls asleep, but that is much more grown up than taking a nap. :)  Noah loves to help me and frequently asks what he can do for me.  As I've said more than once before, he is quite a firecracker!

Peter at 1 week old

I think I say this every time one of our babies turns one, but it is hard to believe that a year has gone by!    I took Peter to the doctor last week and he weighs 18lb 5oz...the smallest of all of ours at a year.  He really enjoys table food though, and he eats well, so he's just fine.  He is not walking yet, but I did catch him letting go of something and standing on his own yesterday.  He's not talking much at all, though he obviously understands a lot of what we say.  Peter is a snuggler, which I love!  Our babies tend to want to get down and be on the move, but Peter will lay with his head on my shoulder when I ask him if he needs a snuggle. :)

The children were all very excited about Papa's birthday and spent a good bit of time making placemats for the table and coloring a zillion pictures for him.  There's not as much to say about an adult's birthday as there is about a child's.  Adam hasn't learned any new words or dropped any naps in the past year. :) We are very thankful that God has given him another year of life and another year as our husband/Papa!  We are grateful for the way that he faithfully leads our family and works so hard to provide for us and take such wonderful care of us!