Lil Stinker Turns Four

Well its happening and there's nothing I can do about it. Sean's getting older. We had his birthday party last weekend at Chuck E. Cheese in Foothill Ranch. All his little friends showed up, he ate too much cake, ran around like a chicken and had a blast. And we had a great time too...we passed out at 7:30 that night.

Here are all the SoCal kiddos together:

Actually there are more but the younger siblings aren't in the picture! Sean had a Hot Wheels theme, here's a picture of his cake:

Thanks to all our friends and family who made it--and the ones who couldn't but still sent Sean a little something in the mail--thank you cards are going out shortly so don't think we/he's forgotten.

I just cannot believe my first born little baby is four years old! It seems like just yesterday we were in John's old sedan driving our new baby home from the hospital. He slept the whole way home keeping his tiny green Soothie in his mouth which looked huge compared to the size of his face. We got him home, went upstairs and watched Finding Nemo and cried. He was here! Now four years later he's going to pre-kindergarten, does Taekwondo twice a week, has memorized countless books, swordfights with his little brother (and gives him the spontaneous hug and kiss every now and again) and loves life. We couldn't be happier to see so many changes and independence in our little Sean...although it is bittersweet...we can remember when he needed us for every little thing. Now he needs us a little less every day. His favorite phrase is "I can do it all by myself!" And that's a good thing..I guess that means we're doing our job right. He's becoming a little man one day at a time. Its just amazing how fast days go by in our house.

Anyway...Happy Birthday Seany. We both love you very much! Just don't be in too much of a hurry to grow up!