Ezra's 12th Birthday!!!

Yesterday was Ezra's golden birthday!!!! He's 12!!! This is also the first birthday we have gotten to celebrate with him. It's fun celebrating these first with him, but also moments that are tough as Matt and I remember the 11 birthdays we weren't there for. But we didn't focus on that, instead we focused on making this one full of fun memories!!!

I don't have baby pictures to show, but here are some from the "past"!

This is the first time I met Ezra in June 2008.

This is the first time Carter met Ezra in April of 2009 in Ethiopia.

Opening 1 of the 12 presents he got from his family!

Ezra was so excited to open the present he's been wanting... a rip stick!!!!

He was so excited we all went out in our pajama's to watch him try it out!! He's doing great!

He chose to go eat at China Buffet!

Ezra with his first cake! He wanted a soccer themed party.

Blowing out the candles for the first time!!!

It's been so great to watch Ezra grow into the boy that God created him to be. He's been with us for 10 months now and I have seen such a change in him as he learns to be in a family and be loved by a family.

Happy Birthday Ezra! We love you!