Category Archives: Birthdays

468 Months Old (+2 days)

Wow.  Not sure where the past 39 years and 2 days have gone.  Time just escapes me.  Okay, so I’m being a bit melodramatic.  But I’m 39 and get to be. I am not sure that I am where I expected to be at 39.  I have done nothing in my life traditionally.  I didn’t [...]

Melkam Lidet Little Man

Yesterday Noah went to sleep 3 years old and woke up 4 years old today.  4 years ago in Debre Zeyit a 16-year-old girl, scared and alone gave birth to Hojawaka.  She loved him with all of her heart–I know that. I believe that.  We love him for you–you love him through us.  Four means [...]

Now He Thinks He Is Four

Yesterday, Noah had his birthday party with his friends–just a mere 10 days before his birthday.  It is difficult planning a birthday party and ideally it would have been next weekend but the venue we had chosen was already booked for the entire weekend–they do 4 birthday parties on Saturday and 3 on Sunday.  It’s [...]

Two is Beautiful

More later on the birthdaygirl

A Birthday Boy

Noah will be three tomorrow–he thinks he is already three since we had his birthday party yesterday.  I can’t believe he is already 3.  More about his party later but here are a few pictures. A big thanks to Micah for the DJ Lance Hat.  It’s a huge hit at our house.

37

Today I turned 37.  I am not exactly sure how I feel about that–I am certainly happy to be alive. But 37 is so much closer to 40.  I never use to worry about getting old.  I actually welcomed each birthday and was happy to creep up in age.  But last year, turning 36 really [...]

My Dear Minnow

Where have you gone? Last night you went to sleep a sweet little one-year-old and woke up this morning a full-fledged two-year old.  Happy Birthday my sweet baby boy.  Well, I guess you aren’t a baby anymore.  You are now officially two.  How fast time flies.  It feels as though only yesterday we were in [...]