Birthday Weekend

It was Mike's birthday yesterday...33 years old! As he put it, it was a big year for Jesus that ended with Him going out with a bang. He is hoping for a big year, but not one that ends the same way. The boys and I made him one of his favorite desserts...german chocolate cake. E wanted to add M&Ms so we had a little extra touch on the cake. All day long, the boys would say, "Happy Birthday, dad!" It was really cute. J especially found enjoyment in telling Mike happy birthday. Mike would say "Happy Birthday, Jonah!" Then J would say, "No daddy, your birthday. Happy Birthday, dad!" We had a friend over for dinner and he taped J arguing with him about the fact that it was daddy's birthday. It is very funny and cute. I am going to try to attach it to the post. J would say, "no daddy's birthday and then turn to Mike and say happy birthday, dad." But each time you could hear him getting more irritated. Later in the evening our friends' Mike and Kelly came over to hang out. We had a really nice time sitting outside, chatting and drinking a few glasses of wine. It was a good day!!

This morning we went to church and then were out most of the day. This evening Mike had a soccer game that we went to watch. This morning when I was getting in the car for church, E said that heaven had shiney roads. I asked him how he knew that, and he said at school they learned there were big shiney roads in heaven. I said you are right...golden roads. He said, "When we die, we aren't here anymore." I said, "No, we aren't. But if you believe in Jesus you will be in heaven." He said, "Yep, I believe in Jesus. What do you look like when you are in heaven?" I said, "I am not sure, maybe like Angels." He said, "I am excited to go to heaven to see Jesus and the angels. And to see our dog, Blaze." I said, "Me too. But I am not quite ready for you to go just yet!" His mind has definitely been working these past few weeks. I really need to pray about it and see what I should be doing with it. He remembers everything and really thinks things through it all. He has had lots of questions and a little bit more of a sense of right and wrong, not just knowing what is right and wrong but more of a heart around it...more repentant when he has done something wrong.

I am so blessed to have such wonderful boys! They really are a joy and bring me so much happiness. I need to remind myself to cherish this time and not get so caught up in my daily chores and feeling behind all the time. As the saying goes, "The laundry will always be there, but the kids will not!"