Double Digits

Ten years ago today was a Tuesday. I went to work suspecting that I was going to have a baby before the end of the day. It's hard to believe that little bitty baby - he was only 6lbs 3 oz when he was born - is ten years old today!


Returning from the traditional doughnut run this morning

We celebrated with Grandma and Grandpa (and Uncle Joe, since he was up for the weekend) on Friday night. Ethan request sauteed chicken, brown-sugar glazed carrots, and french-cut green beans for dinner. We added in twice-baked potatoes to round things out a bit, and of course there was cake for dessert. A (Lego) man-eating shark cake!


I wasn't completely happy with how lumpy the shark is, but Ethan liked him.


Every good ocean cake has shells and starfish and sponges, right?


I liked the happy crab ...


... but Ethan coached me on the octopus so that he was somewhat more realistic-looking.

And of course, no party would be complete without presents!





Happy Birthday, Ethan! We love you and are proud of the young man you are becoming.