Wednesday was Nicholas' 5th birthday. Wow, where did 5 whole years go? I remember everything about the night I went into labor with him and the morning he was born. I had never felt such pain in my life. But when I saw his little face for the first time, I knew it was all worth it!!! I made a huge cookie for him to take as his birthday snack to school. It was a huge hit! He got to pick where we were going out to eat and he chose El Bracero by the boats(where our boat is docked in the summer) He wanted his favorite chips and white cheese. After dinner, our server and others brought out the sombrero and a sundae for him.

Erik's 1st two teeth

Happy 5th Birthday my little buddy

We love you!!!!



Last week, Nicholas lost his first tooth. It had been wiggly for a few days and

he decided he wanted an apple, barely a nibble and it fell out. He was so excited.

the tooth fairy left him $5.00.

Emily wanted to show me her teeth as well for a picture

Emily took this photo of Erik

I took the kids bowling this week on spring break. Nicholas and Emily really liked this helper.

Erik's Baptism

Not liking the cold holy water

the newest member of the Catholic Church

My little man

Clowns at Shriner

these are a couple of the clowns that visited Shriners the day we took Erik for his post op check up. the Clown that is holding Erik shared with us that he was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate and he had 6 surgeries by the time he was 21 and that his palate is still partially open because back then, they really didn't know how to repair them.  Erik wasn't afraid to the clowns, but at first he wasn't too sure what to think. As I was getting him out of his carrier, his eyes and mouth were as big as his head, but he never puckered or cried at the clown. Nicholas at this age, bawled when he met Ronald McDonald.

Erik's check up @ Shriner

Erik's check up at Shriners went well. Dr. G and Dr. Rob were very pleased at his healing. We are being scheduled for palate surgery sometime early September.