Day Thirty

Sebastian turing two years old... February 2006

Birthday Party Game

This is absolutely adorable... By far my most favorite birthday find for Sebastian this year!  I gave it to him today, because I just couldn't wait any longer to play!  The Birthday Party game consists of a spinning wheel with seven different party objects on it... Collect one of each party necessity, and you win!  One invitation, one noise maker, one slice of cake etc... We played this game probably ten times today and I really enjoyed it each and every time! Sebastian (and Bella), loved it too! Way too cute... Brought to you by the ingenious minds of EeBoo.

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A birthday celebration for a very sweet three year old boy!

 February 2007

Day Twenty Eight

Our little boy turning four years old last February...

Big Big Big...

I know I have been talking a lot lately about Sebastian becoming a big boy... For some reason him turning five this week seems more significant to me than birthdays past... Earlier this month Sebastian decided that he was long over due for a larger bed... With that said, he has now made a full transition into a twin sized bed and is loving it!  More room to stretch, more room for company atop, and more room for making sweet dreams...

Big Boy

Here is Sebastian's latest work from school... I love his self portrait, the words that he uses to describe his life and of course that sweet smile...  When did this boy get so big?

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Big brother Sebastian at Brooklyn's first birthday party... October 2008

A Crown For My Prince

This is my own version of the birthday crown that Amanda Soule features in her book, The Creative Family... I had wanted to make a crown for Sebastian last year, but ran short on time... I love the way that it turned out, I think that it is darling! Completely hand stitched and made of felt, a bit of ribbon and a bunch of spare buttons from my Nana's sewing supplies... A crown that is perfect for my prince! One more way to say,Happy Birthday buddy!

Day Twenty Two

Sebastian and his amazing tomato plant that he worked so hard to water throughout the summer... The fruit of his labor...

Job Well Done

As a mother, raising her first child, I used to wonder if the time and attention I paid to the details in his life would so much as matter in his future... Would the hours of flash cards and educational trivia pay off in his favor and give him the edge that he would need to make it in today's school system?  I remember even at a young age, maybe two years old, Sebastian would memorize a book or a series of events and the pride would swell in my chest... As he grew, so did his vocabulary and his ability to express and describe what it was that he was doing or learning... Again, eminence pride.  I think that it is normal as a mother raising her first child to linger on each of the milestones that you child passes and to dote on the wonder of their expanding mind.  I had the opportunity to accompany Sebastian to school today, and watch him in his school room... Amidst his friends and teachers, he impressed me, as always, with his ability to balance and complete multiple tasks all within a short amount of time.  I loved watching the interaction that he had with the other children in his classroom, and the chance to put sweet smiles and personalities to the names that we hear so often in our home.  I love that in the midst of the preschool recess, Sebastian took to his own secret spot underneath the play structure in the yard and built a sand castle for his Momma... In that moment I was reminded, yes, every single  thing that I have done for my son has made him who he is today.  His sweetness, his generosity, his silliness and his intellect, all taught over the course of his life... Pride swelling in my chest now, and always... A mother could not be prouder to call someone her own. To myself and the village... job well done.

Day Twenty One

Sebastian and his Spiderman undies at the beach, November 2007

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Sebastian helped us to build Brooklyn's crib just about one month before his baby brother was born in October 2007.

Day Nineteen

 Sebastian enjoying a slice of cake at his Momma 

and Papa's wedding, July 2006.

Day Eighteen

Sebastian's last Christmas as an only child... 2007

Valentine's Day

My little guys were so excited Valentine's Day morning... They loved the gifts that cupid left for them and understood how very much they are loved.  See the excitement... and the bed head... Gotta love it!