With Super Suction Ears and Super Friends

3.6.07 Tomorrow is our son's fourth birthday! As an early present, I presented him with a LarryBoy doll with super suction ears that I had bought off of eBay. It was intended to replace one he had lost a while ago. I don't know that anything could have made him happier! He was so excited about getting his LarryBoy again I thought he was going to cry! He's actually had a very happy week, in general. First, on Friday, we went to Gatlinberg, TN to spend a couple nights with some good friends of ours. There we went to the Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies - a very interactive aquarium that has GREAT discounts for military! He loved the aquarium, of course, and was even happier to share the experience with our friends' four kids, most of whom are his contemporaries. The next morning, we woke up to a blanket of snow across the Smokies! It was great to see him remember living in Alaska and the joy of snow. He had fun making snow balls and running around with his friends. Finally, our friends decided to stop at our house for dinner on their way home to Pensacola, so once again, he spent some quality time with his friends, reading, playing "sea creature" and having an all-out pillow fight! What a joy for me, as a parent, to see him so happy. Today, he was greatly improved in his Gymnastics class and we decided to treat him with an early birthday present. I love watching him develop every day into the fine young man God desires. He definitely has his ups and downs, but in the end, he knows right from wrong and how to show love. I can't complain about anything!