Only the cool kids are wearing goggles outside. Don't be jealous! :)
I love his bed!! The star was used on my front door, until my mom told me to put it over his bed! What an ingenious idea!
This is where Ethan spends most of his time, reading his books and playing with his toys...the Lorax is his current 'must-have' to sleep with.
This mirror has been around for a while. It was in my parents house (I want to say it was an anniversary gift, but I'm not 100%), then it hung in our bathroom, our bedroom and now it's in Ethan's room. It's made the rounds!! The bear pictures are from Tennessee when we were on vacation!
Did I mention I love his bed!? 
My pops and I...can you tell we are related?!
My buddy, Randy 
My favorite little chunka-munk...cheesin' for his aunt! 
My baby brother and my momma
Uncle Gary, me, Tracey, and my godmother and Aunt Anna
The boys of the family...all looking at the camera at the same time. Now that is a miracle!!
Timmy and I :)
My grandma, Jane
Tracey and I
My in laws, Kingston and Lorraine -- I'd like to think they flew in just for my party, but I am pretty sure they came in for Ethan's birthday!! :)
Natalie, Abby and I
And...the bartender, Oscar and my favorite restaurant owner, Theresa!!
At home...getting the boys all ready for bed before Poppy and Lolo head back east
...and of course, we need one with their big boy! :)
Flowers from Mariano and Theresa
Flowers from my hubby - Love them, hun!! Thanks for all your kind words over the past 18 months. Your support was very important to me. Love you!!
And how lucky am I to have a M.I.L that even arranges all of my bouquets...with a sense of humor!
Thank you to everyone who made my party so special! It was important to have you all there to help me celebrate. Everyone's support has been instrumental in getting me through this without going crazy! Thank you!! 
A scooter from Nonny and Babop...THANKS!!
A Nintendo D.S. from Poppy and LoLo...THANK YOU THANK YOU!
A personal favorite: Matthew is reading the card from him. He actually wrote on the inside. It went like this:
Don't you love a face that shows just how excited he is about a handful suckers?!
Yes. He's shy. Go figure. Every year when we sing to him, this is the face we get. What a hoot!
The family
Matthew, Ethan and tiny 'photo bomber,' Eli. :)
Ethan lovin' on his godmother, Tracey
Ethan lovin' on his Great Grandma
Ethan lovin' on his Dad
The next night was his real birthday, so we went to Famous Daves. Everyone loves a cornbread muffin to help celebrate their birthday, right? Or is that just me!?
The boys with Nonny and Babop
This face is going to give me lots of grey hair!!
Lovin' on my baby...who is not such a baby anymore!
Happy birthday, Ethan and thanks to everyone who helped make his day extra special!! He certainly is loved by many!!
...who turned into one of the best surprises we could have ever asked for!
But best of all...it turned us into a *complete* family of FOUR!
