5

My baby is 5!

5!!!!

Is that crazy to anyone else, or just me!!!

Solomon was greeted this morning with a plethora of Happy Birthday songs, and birthday balloons!

He was very surprised to find that he did not grow a foot overnight.

He looked in the mirror and acted very surprised to not find... I am not sure... facial hair maybe? He really thought that he would appear older!

He was very excited to bring cupcakes to school. Superhero cupcakes!

Tonight we met grandparents, cousins, and aunts at Chuckee Cheese! They played, ate pizza and devoured the yummy cake that Jared made for him. Which, by the way was Batman... cause Jared is awesome and has way more patience than I do!

Owen and Abram had each made cards for Solomon on their own. Both Jared and I were pleasantly surprised to see that they had done this!

From reading their cards to Solomon, they are just as surprised by how fast Solomon has grown up as we are!

Owen, sounding like the old man that he is, and I were just talking about how we had "just" gone to Ethiopia to bring him home.

This little boy, Solomon, he just fills the room with joy. Not just a little.

He just FILLS it with joy!

This little boy that was so sad when we first met him.

He is so happy now.

So happy!

His imagination is something I am envious of!

Really, it is!

He plays ALL THE TIME!

He loves his family.

He loves Jesus.

He loves life...

And we LOVE him!!

Happy Birthday Baby boy!