{more joy} Hello 2009...Hello 5 year old

Happy New Year! Happy Birthday Buddy!
Before I talk about the new year, I have to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! To our new five-year-old, Buddy. To mark the occasion, here are five things I love about Buddy:
1) he is sensitive to others and very tenderhearted
2) he is a peacemaker and is willing to compromise
3) he is "all boy", but also loves to cuddle with his mom
4) he is very creative and can literally create 'something' out of 'nothing'
5) he is the best surprise I've ever received :)
I was due with Buddy Dec. 22, but I really didn't want his birthday to be too close to Christmas. When my due date came and went, part of me was relieved. I just kept thinking as each day passed his birthday would be that much farther from Christmas. He ended up waiting so long, that he missed four holidays and was born at 2:15 AM on January 2, 2004. Now his birthday is at a perfect time. Christmas has passed, New Year's is over and we can focus on Buddy and how the wonderful boy he is! He wants to go out to dinner at the Mayan to watch the divers, then we are having his birthday party with our families tomorrow where we will eat a treasure chest cake. Pretty perfect day for a five-year-old boy.