Birthday Happenings...

It has been a quiet day... thus far...

My tomato ripened during the night!  This tomato plant has been through a lot.  I bought it in May.  In June a little critter chewed off the stem... there were 4 green tomatoes on the branch.  But it came back to life... in August and after a move it got knocked off its stand and the stem full of green tomatoes broke off!  It grew back... and this is the first red tomato on this plant... on my birthday of all days!  Talk about perseverance... 

 Last night a friend and neighbor brought over gifts for the kids.  She gave Ethan a little lego Lightening McQueen.  He LOVES it!  He has put it together and taken it a part 100s of times! I think Legos is something I need to invest in... perfect for his little mind!

 This morning Ethan started making different kinds of cars with his lightening McQueen car.  He made a limo, Mater, a dump truck... etc.  I was amazed by his little creative mind!

(My friend brought Eden some play dough... and I am kicking myself that I didn't get a picture of her playing play dough with Grampie...) 

In the middle of our morning we made a few box houses out of some of the boxes that have been flooding into our house!  Amazing how many gifts we have around our tree this year!  Boxes are so much fun and full of all sorts of potential.  They make perfect houses, garages... hours of fun and play!

At one point I caught Eden playing with Baby Jesus.  Her dialogue just made me smile.  If you notice Baby Jesus is going for a ride in the donkey cart.  She makes me smile...

In the midst of all our happenings... I would describe this birthday being characterized by anxious waiting... around 1 I got a text than Micah was ALIVE and back in the country... now my fingers are crossed that he will make all his flights!  

But all in all it has been another simple day... 

and I can handle that!!!