Some good news and a 2nd Birthday..............

Good news this past Monday we got done with trial and parents rights were terminated.  We are moving ahead with adoption and are so excited. What a way to start of a birthday week for this guy! We also are going to change his name to Gabriel Lorenzo. New start, new name, is how we look at it!

Gabriel turned 2 today! He woke up and saw his balloons and went crazy! Every time anyone else had a birthday with balloons or cake that's all he kept talking about. So when he had his own balloons he was in heaven!

We just had family come a little celebration after Layne got home from work. He loved opening his presents. He is very vocal and talks a lot for a 2 year old. He described everything he did or got. He was so happy to get a water bottle of his very own, some pj's and some beanie boos!

This kid, along with Christian and Julia, loves Star Wars and got his very own blanket to sleep with. He was so happy to have everyone there at his party! He loves being around family.

We invited the Checkett's over to have cupcakes with us.......because he LOVES the Checkett's and knows each of them by name. So they had to come. Besides family, they are his favorite people! Besides balloons, cake, is where it is at, for Gabriel. He loves cake. At every birthday for family he asks where the cake is or says, "have cake?" So to see the cupcakes and hear us sing to him and know it was HIS birthday, he was so happy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GABRIEL!!

THINGS ABOUT GABE:

* About his name: Layne and I both liked the name Gabriel when Christian was born so it was still at the top of our list. Layne really liked Lorenzo but I didn't like it for a 1st name. So that was decided and became his middle name. Layne likes it because he calls Gabriel "Zo" for a nickname. So Gabriel goes by Gabe and Zo too!

*He loves his fruit

* Funny Story: One day I had grapes in the fridge and he said, "want boobies." I paused and was like what? I asked him again what he wanted and he said the same thing. I had no idea what he wanted?? I made lunch pulled out the grapes and he kept saying it over and over. OOHHHH.......blueberries! He thought I had blueberries but they were grapes. So blueberries and grapes are called boobies. So now everyone tries to get him to say blueberries.

*Gabe is super friendly and will wave and say Hi to everyone. When we walk down the hall at church, or go to the store. He can everyone smile that is for sure.

*He sleeps through the night....without a nap with go to bed between 7-7:30 and get up between 7-7:30.....with a nap goes to bed at 8pm and gets up at 7-7:30am. Pretty good sleeper!

* Loves milk and always has to have his sippy cup with him. We don't do a sippy cup at night or nap but he has that thing with him everywhere!

*He sleeps with a monkey and its so cute. 

*Gabe is so polite. He is always saying "Thank you mama." Or if you ask him to go get something or do something "okay daddy."