Birthday Fun!

-

Today is my sweet Evan's 4th birthday! I cannot wrap my around the fact that he has been a part of our lives for 4 years! It seems like just yesterday I met him for the first time. He's been a spunky, energetic, sweetheart from the first day! He is full of life, has a wonderful sense of humor, loves to share, and enjoys taking care of his Mommy! He always rubs my back, opens doors for me, and picks me flowers. He is a true gentlemen! . I love that little boy like crazy!

One thing you may not know about my Evan is that he is absolutely crazy about stuffed animals. He sleeps with "Bear" every night and has an array of other animals at the foot of his bed. He also loves to share his stuffed friends. He often gives Bryan and I stuffed animals to sleep with and Tyson almost always ends up with a bear or sheep in his crib. Since Evan loves stuffed animals so much, I've always wanted to take him to Build a Bear to make his own stuffed animal. It's pretty expensive so we've never gone before but today, we decided to surprise him with this fun treat. 

Evan was so excited to make his very own stuffed animal. He picked out a Pirate Minion and had a great time stuffing it, putting its heart inside, stitching it, giving it a bath, dressing it and naming it! His Minion was given the name "Captain Kevin." Evan has carried it around all day and is sleeping with it tonight. This was definitely a fun birthday activity for Evan! 

Evan is stuffing his Minion!
Dylan is stuffing his Star Wars Bear!
Warming up the hearts for their bears....
Putting in the heart and stitching it up!
Evan giving his Minion a bath...
Dylan dressing Luke Skywalker Bear
Evan is naming is Minion and creating his birth certificate.
Dylan loves typing by himself! 
We're ready to take Captian Kevin and Luke home!
Today I am thankful for a fun day celebrating our second son, Evan. He has brought so much joy to our lives, so I truly enjoy bringing a smile to his face! Tonight as we were tucking him into bed, I asked him what his favorite part of his birthday was and he responded, "Making my Minion!" He loved making his own stuffed animal and I'm so grateful for the ability to do things like this for our boys. I am also thankful for Evan. I could have never guessed how precious this fella would be when I held him for the first time 4 years ago. God has used him to teach me so many things (like patience and flexiblity) but He's also taught me that with every child, my heart grows and fills even more with love and gratitude. God is amazing...He gives the most amazing gifts! And my Evan is one of them!

Comments

Post a Comment

Please take the time to leave an encouraging message

Popular posts from this blog

Please don't give me a wedgie!

-
Image
 Would you believe me if I told you that life with 3 boys is wild??  You probably would, huh? I'm telling you, just an average Wednesday night in the Shaw household is full of all sorts of craziness! I did hear a first tonight though!  Bryan was wrestling with the boys and suddenly Dylan starts yelling "Please don't give me a wedgie!" Now by those words, you would assume that he didn't want a wedgie but the way he was shaking his booty in front of Bryan and laughing, proved that he really did want a wedgie! HA! Then, of course, Evan and Tyson started saying, "Please don't give me a wedgie!" (One in English, one in toddler language) So we had three little boys running around shaking their tail ends and begging for wedgies.  There. Is. Never. A. Dull. Moment. As you can see from this picture above, they got their wedgies! They thought it was hysterical! And I just had to show you the picture below, just to give you an id...
Read more

Psalm 84: 11-12

-
Image
For the  Lord   God is a sun   and shield;      the  Lord  bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold      from those whose walk is blameless.  Lord  Almighty, blessed  is  the one who trusts in you Psalm 84: 11-12 I've been pondering Psalm 84:11-12 for a couple of weeks now. It has become one of my favorite verses. After really digging into this verse on my own and in Bible study this morning, I feel like God speaks volumes through these 38 simple words.  God is a sun and a shield. Like the sun, God provides for us, nourishes us, and is always present. The sun provides hope with each new day, just as God gives hope in even the worst situation. Like a shield, God protects us and gives us security. We can hide behind Him and feel safe. But, a shield does no good just laying near by. It only protects when picked up and used appropriately. The same is true with God. If we...
Read more

Beauty from Ashes

-
Image
I have heard the term "beauty from ashes" a thousand times in the past week. It wasn't the first time I 've heard the term but I've always just brushed it off. Since I've heard it so much lately, I decided to pay it some attention.  So here we go... The Bible says in Isaiah that God will give us beauty instead of ashes. In Biblical times it was the custom for people in great times of mourning and difficulty to lay down in ashes. Just imagine this...you’ve got a big problem in your life so you just lay down in a pile of dirty ashes. There is absolutely nothing beautiful about this scenario. So where does the beauty come from? Can ashes really be turned into something beautiful?   Scripture says that God is able to take the situation that burdens you or causes you pain and turn it into beauty. He can pick you up out of the ash pile of life and make something beautiful out of you. The Hebrew word for ashes is epher and the Hebrew word for beauty is pheer. Just m...
Read more