I just got out of a meeting with two prospective students for the seminary’s youth ministry program. I had been in contact with one of them before, and it looks like both of them will probably be coming to the seminary in August. That is such a great encouragement to me because sometimes it feels like there is very little interest in the seminary. We’ll see how it works out, but so far, it seems great.
Since Nathan is going to turn one year old on Tuesday, we decided to invite some friends over for a birthday party today. There were decorations, balloons, party hats, hot dogs, presents, and cake and ice cream. Tina made a cake for everyone else and then a special one just for Nathan. After we sang happy birthday to him, he decided that he wouldn’t blow out the candle the normal way. He put it out with his hand. Everyone was shocked, but he wasn’t burnt. The candle went out fast. I think he was a little scared from all the people’s horrified faces.
It took Nathan a little while to understand what the special cake for him was all about, but as you can see from the picture, he eventually understood that he could just dig right in to it. He was a chocolate mess by the end. He was trying to share it with everyone. He also had a lot of ice cream.
I can’t believe it’s been a year since Nathan was born. It has gone by really fast. He is such a blessing. Everyday, he does something new and teaches me something. I’m so proud to be his daddy. I can’t wait to see what this next year brings to us.
So we went to a birthday party tonight for a friend’s nephew. There was cake, ice cream (the good kind), burgers, party hats, and a piñata. Nathan took a few cracks at the tigger piñata and loved putting all the candy in his box. We had a good time, and he got to hang out with another one year old.
We’re gonna have a party for him with our friends here on Saturday, and then next Sunday we’ll have a party in Florida. So, by the time we’re finished, he’ll be all tired and will have eaten lots of cake and ice cream. His real birthday is Tuesday.
I found out today that Israel and Lupita had their baby girl yesterday morning. Her name is Nora Gabriela. She weighed in at 3 kilograms, about the same that Nathan weighed when he was born. I talked to them both today, and they are very happy. We’re planning on visiting them tomorrow.
