Happy Birthday, Russell Bear

Neither one of us can believe it was 2 years ago we met Russell. It was a wild 48 hours leading up to the meeting and a new challenge and adventure in learning (still learning) how to be a parent. Thanks for being patient and forgiving of us. We love you very much and are VERY thankful to God for your health and happiness. You fill our hearts and make us smile daily. Happy 2nd, Little Bear!

You love watching Finding Nemo right now. You particularly love the whale part (all of maybe 5 minutes of the entire film) so we thought you'd like a whale-themed party. I made your little whale T-shirt. Brian and I made your cake together-vanilla with fresh (frozen from last summer) Oregon strawberry filling. As you will learn over the years, your mom isn't that great at baking. :) You cousins Kari, Joel, Aubrey and Grant came to celebrate as well as your Aunt Andrea, Uncle Blake and Grandma and Grandpa Arnold. You were far more "into it" this year as opposed to last year where you gagged on the cake. This time you liked it and even helped mix it up in the mixer and licked the spatula! We had a great time planning and celebrating you. Looking forward to many more years of parties!