Guess who turned 1!!! (Over a month and a 1/2 ago!)

It is very hard for me to believe that our precious baby, Nathanael Ian celebrated his first birthday already!  It seems like just yesterday and he was a tiny bundle of joy in my arms!  My how the time flies!  I must say that having the opportunity to be a full-time, stay-at-home mommy has been such a blessing to me and my family this year.  When Joci and Jacob were babies, I didn't work full-time but I did attend UNM part-time finishing up my Bachelor's degree in Teaching.  The bond that you share and enjoy with your baby when you are able to be the sole caregiver is such an incredible feeling and blessing.  On top of that I have had the privilege to home school Jocelyn and Jacob and spend so much quality time with the two of them as well.  They are such WONDERFUL big siblings to Nathanael and Love and care for him so much!  I cannot tell you how good God is to our family and how HE provides for our family each month.  I have always been a "worrier" when it came to finances especially when we decided to cut out my teacher salary which was upwards of 40K a year, but the Lord has been faithful to bless us and keep us day after day.  

Anyway...on to Nathanael's birthday...

I decided to have a bumble bee party and went all out!  I had him dressed up in bumble bee attire along with the rest of the family, made him a bee hive cake and passed out bumble bee party favors.  It was so much fun we had swimming for the little ones in the backyard, good food and lots of wonderful and thoughtful gifts.