What a day! We had a great one on Monday. I'm starting to realize how tired these birthdays can make me! We weren't planning a party or anything, but late last week, the boys thought it would be fun to have some neighborhood friends over on their birthday for pancake breakfast. The weekend was spent cleaning house & running errands getting things taken care of for the day. Yesterday morning, we had 11 neighborhood boys & 2 baby girls at the house for the event along with the moms. The kids ate & played & the moms were able to eat pancakes, too, & have some good conversation and a cup of coffee. It was a lot of fun and all the kids seemed to enjoy it, too.
We went to dinner at Red Robin and then we came home for presents & cake. Oh, that reminds me, Sunday afternoon/evening/night was also spent working on cakes for the birthday boys. Nathaniel had a tractor, Leyton a fire truck. They turned out cute. Then last night, I did cupcakes for Leyton for school (Nathaniel will take them next week), and then I had to finish up his "Star of the Week" poster for school as well. Last night was a late one too...I'm tired!
But, it is hard to believe the boys are four already. I guess birthdays are a good time to reflect on that and how they've changed in the past year. They are just so much fun and really growing in their thoughts and actions. It amazes me sometimes the relationships they draw from a situation without discussing each step of the process. They also seem to pick up on things very quickly - especially songs. Nathaniel just loves to help with projects involving tools and is definitely a rascal; a creative one, too. Leyton seems like he's older sometimes just because of the maturity he shows with helping out and keeping peace in the house. He is very sweet when he talks to Leah in such a sweet and soft voice. He can always make her smile and that makes me smile. Time sure does fly, though. It's just so strange to think how it doesn't seem long ago that they were our little preemie babies. Life is good and we are blessed.
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