Milestone - 5 Years

I love this kid.  I have probably said it before but Ezra is a special kid.  I knew it before he was even born.  I knew when I was pregnant with him that I knew him before this life.  I knew his name was Ezra.  He was familiar to me in every way.

He is still our "baby".  I have a feeling he always will be.  We will have two "babies".  And not because he enjoys being the baby or acts like one but because he is such the dangest, sweetest boy you'll ever meet.

We celebrated twice this year, once at our new house and then again at Grandma Mikey's with the cousins.  I had envisioned an Indian themed, brave little warrior party for him this year but really who was I kidding?  Moving day to the new house was just days before his big day.

The Indian feather headbands were good enough for him.  He's not much for hoopla.  He just tells it like it is in his low serious voice, "Oh, that's not the [present] I wanted."  Then we all move on.

 We love you Ezra.  Don't ever turn six.

A bit overdue...Milestone 1 year

We made it.  One whole year.

What a busy year me and this gal have had.

We sold the little downtown house she spent her 1st year in a couple weeks ago.  It was a bittersweet time for me - that year.  Most days I was crying for more room and other days I was just incredibly grateful for my little family and our little house.

We had great neighbors and a great location.

Mikael and I would bike around the block to Rent-A-Flick, the library, we would occasionally bike a forgotten lunch to Highland Elementary, visiting teaching, and the thrift store down the street. Really nice, friendly people driving by us on our bike rides would wave and smile big as Christmas.  I would try to remember if I know them from somewhere....but I soon realized they were just waving back at my smiling, waving Mikael.  She is killer.

One year ago:

I have loved getting to know this baby this year.  She is our little sass pot.  I talk a lot of smack but I sure do love you Mikael.  We made it!  Happy first year.