HaPpY BiRthDay ALex!

This is the moment that Alex has been waiting for since he first saw Caleb and then Dennis blow out candles on their birthday cake. From that moment on, he wondered when it would be his birthday and he even memorized the order of family birthdays until finally it was his special day. And today was it---- we celebrated Alex turning the big 5!

He was so excited it took every ounce of patience that he had not to blow out the candles before we were finished singing. And let me tell you----- Alex was a pro at blowing out his candles!

Big sister Julia made Alex's cake. He liked that it had his name on it.

Our friends (who have also adopted) came over to help celebrate. The girl in the black jacket standing next to Julia is not only Julia's good friend Cassidy-- but Alex has the biggest crush on her.

After we ate pizza which is what Alex wanted for lunch, we hit the pinata,

also something Alex wanted to do for his birthday.

He got to hit it first.

Then Dennis got to hit it next. The pinata fell and was not able to be hung back up so John threw the candy from upstairs and let all the kids gather it below.

Cheese!

Next, we gathered around the cake to watch Alex blow out his candles.

As soon as Alex was done with his cake, he opened up presents.

One thing he got was a new backpack. Doesn't he look like a big boy!

Since Alex loves to sing-- I knew he would love this echoing microphone.

Happy Birthday Alex! You are so right! You are no longer little-- you're a big boy!