Eight Years and Four Months

Ethan is so grown up. I feel guilty because he seems to get the short end of the stick when it comes to special time and treatment these days. He is a wonderful boy who is very willing to help around the house, cooking, cleaning, and with his brothers too. He's a voracious reader, a really smart child, and a treasure to me!

Eight Years and Three Months

Ethan on the day he was born.

When a child is born, in most cases, you cannot know what their future will hold. You can imagine what they will be like and how they will grow, and you can hope and dream for their future, but you can't know. Recently some of our friends lost their first grandbaby when she was just one day short of a month old. Their children ( the parents of the baby) were so strong through the family night and the funeral, and the family dinner afterward. The maternal grandmother said that her daughter told her she cried herself to sleep so many nights during her pregnancy and after the baby was born too, and that God was keeping her strong.

Well, I have come home to my children after attending some of these services with a new appreciation.

I am thankful to have happy, healthy, wonderful children. I know I have said it before, but I am so blessed.

Thank you, God.

Ethan Feeds Ben Cereal

Ethan fed Ben some of his very first cereal on Saturday!

What a Rip Off

This morning Walter and I were discussing Elizabeth Edwards who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer to her bones and possibly to her lungs. I was quoting a news show about the survival rates and said, "There's a 25% chance that people with this kind of cancer will live for 5 years."

Ethan happened to be passing by and said, "What a rip-off! They must be really sad."

I couldn't have said it any better.

Eight Years and Two Months Old

Ethan is so unselfish. He loves his brothers with such unconditional love! Daniel tends to be very aggressive and mean with Ethan; Ethan just sits there and takes what Dan dishes out and then hugs him or pats him...amazing! Ethan holds Ben in the morning and when he gets home from school. Then he makes sure to love on him before bed too. What a wonderful boy.

Last week we received a new ceiling fan from a friend and put it up in the boys room. Ethan and Dan really like it. Walter fears we will find them attempting to swing from it...

Eight Years and One Month

Ethan is such a big boy! He helps with both Dan and Ben. He makes cupcakes for his class. He reads voraciously. We had celebrate Ethan day on Sunday and he wanted to play Monopoly. I beat him, but he really had fun.

Eight Years Old!!!

Ethan is sick on his eighth birthday. His tonsils are enormous and his ear hurts. He's got the most pitiful cough! He has been laying around all day - he did build some really cool Legos that he got for his birthday from the Lego Store at Tyson's Corner mall in McLean. He really liked his cake (we cancelled his party) but he didn't eat any of it. We sang to him and he smiled... He doesn't have school tomorrow so perhaps we can get him in for a doctor checkup.

Happy Birthday my dear, sweet, firstborn son.

Seven Years and Eleven Months Old

Ethan is such a wonderful big brother! He has grown up so much in the past year. He is a wonderful, loving helper with Benjamin, and even though Daniel is much more aggressive than Ethan - he continues to love him and play with him! I can't believe he's about to turn eight!

The BIGGEST Brother

  

Seven Years and Ten Months Old

Ethan is growing up so quickly. He is such a huge helper with Benjamin (when I let him be!). He holds him very carefully and even puts him up on his shoulder to burp him. He's just got a great instinct for caring and loving!

Seven Years and Nine Months Old

Ethan and Mom

Carving his own pumpkin.

Ethan Is An Excellent Big Brother!

Seven Years and Six Months Old

Old Enough for a Mohawk


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Seven Years and Five Months Old

Computer Zombie

7 Years & 4 Months Old

Ethan loves to run through the sprinkler! After he planted his pumpkin, watermelon, and mint garden, he and Daniel got completely soaked in the sprinkler as it watered the garden. Ethan had a lot of fun but as the sun began to go behind the clouds, he was freezing!!

7 Years & 3 Months Old

Ethan is a bright, loving seven year old. He is sensitive and kind, but at the same time stubborn and aggressive! He's very creative and loves to read. Ethan is enjoying spring and wants to be outside kicking a ball or walking around the block or in the woods by the river with Dad.

Building Something Cool

Aunt Tammy and Ethan

Alien