MB: Luke and his thumb...

This is Luke just hanging out today when we went out to have Dim Sum for the first time as a family of four... He has been sucking his thumb more and more recently and now he is officially a thumb sucker! 

MB: What joy they bring to us!

These little boys bring us so much joy! This is them this morning, aren't they adorable? :) Daniel loves to hold Luke and Luke continues to be such a happy, sweet baby. God has been so good to us, we are so grateful! Have a blessed weekend loved ones! 

Daniel's 6th Birthday!

Today is Daniel's 6th Birthday! It has been extra special because we all got to stay home because of the snow that closed schools and work. I think Daniel will always remember that we had a snow day on his sixth birthday -- it's unlikely to happen again!

Daniel is such a sweet 6 year old, we are so blessed to have him as our son. He is loving, clever, creative, fun, imaginative, confident, obedient (most of the time!), and overall is a joyful boy. Just a few days before his 6th birthday, he lost his first tooth from the lower center. What a special milestone! He was so excited and the tooth fairy (he knows it's me!) visited him during his sleep!

This past Saturday we celebrated his birthday at BounceU with different friends: from his Kindergarten class, from his pre-K class, from our old neighborhood, from our new neighborhood, and from our church. Daniel is so blessed to have so many friends! And his Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Graham, was also there! Here are some of the photos of the celebration on Saturday:

 

He dressed up as Batman!

Granny was so happy to participate in his birthday this year!

Waiting to go in...

Lots of bouncing around!

Waiting for pizza and cake

We were so proud to introduce Luke to the guests!

How special to have baby Luke with us this year!

Daniel loves holding him!

Lots of friends!

Justyna, and others, really enjoyed holding Luke!

I love holding my sweet 5 month old!

Batman cake!

Thanking everyone for coming.

Family photo!

Friends for a long time!

Here are some photos of Daniel today on his actual birthday:



Daniel got the Battleship game -- Jonny is excited about it too!



Snow on his birthday!

Impromptu cake -- Jello with fruits made by Granny!

 

Dear Daniel,

Happy Birthday sweet boy! Papai and Mamae are so proud to be your parents and of the wonderful 6 year-old that you are. We love you so much and are excited to see all that you will learn and experience in this new year of your life.

With all our love for you now and forever,

Papai and Mamae

Luke is 5 Months Old!

Hi Loved Ones! It's been so hard to blog these days now that I am back at work. But so much has happened in the meantime with the boys' development (more on Daniel in the next post).

 

Luke turned 5 months old and is so much more active and alert, turning on his tummy frequently, grabbing things, is no longer swaddled for sleep, recently started to eat solids  (we've tried oat cereal and sweet potato so far and he loves it), had a major growth spurt and is now weighing over 17 pounds (over double his birth weight)! He is a big boy, just like his big brother. He continues to have a very sweet personality and is just such a joy in our lives!

 

Getting ready to turn...

Turning...

Turned on his tummy!

He now loves to play in the exersaucer!

Daniel lost his first tooth! More on the next post!