Well the kiddo has been with us for a whole year. Hard to believe, but time marches forward. He had a very nice birthday, with family and friends and that circus train cake from Grammy and Poppy. Too many presents, and so the fight against entitlement begins. But he is a special little boy and we love love love him. He is lucky to have so much love in his life. And cake! He looked at me with utter disbelief that I could have held out on him about such things. There’s no turning back now. He’s a shy little one, so he was a little quiet and observant while the crowd was here, but as soon as everyone left, he treated us to yelps and shrieks of delight and belated excitement. So enjoy the new pictures…they date all the way back to Thanksgiving when we had Finn and the twins and friend Max all together—4 babies. Then portrait time with Finn and his cousies. A wheezing, unhappy, Christmas eve Finn, hours before his hospital visit, and finally big boy birthday Finn, at home with us and during our little affair. And how about that new sweater and a mechanical train.

I’ve edited out the pictures that highlight his scabby nose…did I mention that I dropped him right at the doctor’s office? Then hung him in his car seat only hours later? Mother of the year. So yeah, his nose looks like he’s been in a bar fight but you can’t tell in these pics.

Enjoy and thanks for staying with us.

I am working to get a little stronger everyday, one foot in front of the other.

Much love.
Heath, Dick and old Finn.