Julian's 7

Happy birthday to my special Big boy!! Mommy and Daddy love you sooo much.

Julian has some pretty exciting weeks. His new weekend hobby is snow skiing. I took him the weekend before is birthday and he had a great time. It was so wonderful watching him try something new. He did a great job, and always makes lots of friends. I got to spend the day in the lounge watching from the window. It was a nice, relaxing day. Chris was wonderful and stayed home on baby duty. He entertained them all day so that I could spend some quality time with my big boy.

Then came the 12th, Julian's 7th birthday. He is getting so old, I can't imagine he's been in our life so long. He makes every day wonderful, and a blessing that I was able to become his mother. I remember when Chris and I were trying to have Julian. We tried for a year, and then got pregnant. I was starting to wonder if it were going to happen and then it did. I can still remember every part of the day he was brought into the world. It was one of the best days of our life. I knew the day he was here what an incredible responsibility this was to be his parent, and I was going to devote my life to him. I know he is growing up to be a fantastic person. He has such a great heart and personality.

For his birthday, Julian asked for a party at home an have someone bring reptiles. So that's what we did. It turned out great, and the kids had a wonderful time. We had 10 kids come over and they had a great time playing in the basement and then our reptile man came. he brought many different animals, including a python, lizards, turtles, and an alligator. We then finished with cake and presents. The 2 hours flew by and my house looked like a bomb blew up. That many kids running around really showed. But, if Julian had fun, then it was a success.

We were so thankful that my parents, chris's parents, my sister, Anne, Lorena, Joey, and Steven were able to come for a visit to enjoy the party. I wish we could live closer to our family. I would love to be able to have much more days like those.