Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Happy Birthday, Truman Bekalu!!!

Today is our sweet boy's 2nd birthday, and we cannot believe how fast time is flying! It definitely feels like it was not very long ago that we were in Ethiopia meeting our precious son. We feel lucky to have Truman in our lives every single day, and today was all about thankfulness, joy, and love! I am not sure how we got so lucky, but calling ourselves Truman's parents is such an honor!!!

While Truman probably wasn't aware it was his birthday, he was definitely in a great mood all day long! He woke up happy (as usual) and greeted us with smiles and hugs:


We then had a relaxing breakfast together - Truman insisted on bringing his absolute favorite book, Hop on Pop, to the table:



Next, Daddy brought Truman to daycare - apparently our boy was super excited to get there and happily greeted his teacher and friends. He is such a sweetie! When I picked up Truman in the afternoon his teachers told me he'd had a great day. Once we got home we were able to take advantage of the beautiful weather with a nice long walk outside (Truman loves walks in his stroller!). We followed up our walk with a yummy dinner and then a special treat for Truman - a pumpkin cupcake! As you may know, Truman doesn't really eat 'sweets' so this was definitely something new for him, and he loved it! I don't really have any pictures to do it justice, but Truman was focused on his cupcake and ate a ton of it :-)

The rest of our night was spent cuddling and playing. It was wonderful! Lately Truman has had the tendency to be a bit bossy or demanding, but not tonight! He was happy from the minute he got home to the minute he fell asleep in my arms. Here are some of my favorite shots from tonight:











Happy birthday Truman! We love you so much!!!