Gosh, it's hard to imagine sometimes how fast time goes. It seems like not long ago at all we took our baby boy home from the hospital and now he's 9 years old. This is our sweet boy that we prayed and prayed for and we are so thankful to have him in our lives. He adds alot of fun and spark into our lives. He's our clown and king of silliness. Ethan has taught us all about Nascar and the NFL. We know more than we would ever have hoped too. We have more little Nascar racecars in our house than I ever thought possible. :) He is a terrific big brother and in typical, or so Joel assures me, big brother style - he has taught his sisters the finer points in 3rd grade "cool talk"...like every other word is "dude" and also has satisfied his dad's longing for a kid who loves gross bodily functions and baseball as much as he does.
Of course, he still needs to snuggle with his mom even though he acts like there is no way on this planet he would do this.
We got Ethan a Michigan State helmet, jersey etc and he totally loves it. He has been wanting a helmet for so long....he wears it constantly and has discovered he does have to take it off to eat, which is good. This also came with fake shoulder pads - also a good thing because he used to put on a t-shirt that was 2 sizes too small, put a little foam ball on each of his shoulders (under the shirt) and pretend that those were his pads. Foam balls do not stay in place after having been fake tackled.
We made him wait until the end of the day to open his gifts....we thought he might burst with excitement! Ethan also got a pitchback which he loves and his dad loves even more. :)
