Happy 4th birthday Lucas!

Hard to believe that Lucas turned 4 just over a week ago. He has been trying really hard to be patient, especially since we have lots of birthdays leading up to his. We would have an unofficial countdown for him-after Bryce's, mommy's, daddy's, Andrew's, Bapa's and finally Grandma's, it would be your birthday! Of course he thought that the day AFTER Grandma's birthday meant it was his. Silly boy.

The few days leading up to the big event was filled with lots of special things-Thursday he got to spend the day with Grandma because his daycare was closed. Friday he spent the day with me which included a trip to my office for about an hour. Saturday, which was his actual birthday, my parents arrived for the weekend which meant lots of time playing with my dad and putting puzzles together with my mom. We had a mini celebration with singing and a candle in his dessert. It was nice to celebrate with just the few of us. Sunday was the big day! My sister and her family came down just for the day and they joined the Rosen side of the family for all the fun. With 5 boys between the ages of 11 and 4, it made for lots of chasing, running and play fighting. Good times.

When I look at Lucas now I really see the boy he will become. He doesn't have the baby features mixed in with his big boy face anymore. It really is amazing. He is definitely starting to look more and more like the Rosen side than my side of the family tree. His eyes go back and forth in terms of color. If he is wearing brown or dark colors they look brown. But when he wears lighter colors they are green. A much darker green than mine. I think he would have a striking face if he was a green eyed, blond hair boy. I can dream.

He is officially in pre school now since the school year started. We love being at our old center again. We continue to get good reports on how he is doing. I hope that remains the same throughout the year.