Another Hampton Milestone

We celebrated four years of Gavin today! As he crawled into bed with us this morning to snuggle, I whispered, "Good morning, my four-year-old!" He responded, "Mama, I'm not four yet. I haven't had birthday cake yet!" Well, there you have it...the secret to maintaining your youth...avoid eating birthday cake!  It is the birthday cake that actually makes you a year older!

We had a grand day of birthday cake (with mandatory self-chosen hats), went to a totally cool place for kids (complete with kid bowling, roller skating, bumper cars, and video games), and a walk back in time as we watched "The Debut of Gavin" footage taken at the hospital back in 2009. The boys were really confused in that Gavin thought he was the little boy in the video (actually Elliot).  Elliot wanted to know where he was, and we had to explain that "the new baby" was actually a small version of Gavin! I am so grateful that we caught these moments on video.  I pray that it won't be long before we are celebrating the life of our new son (or sons) from Moldova!  We are always one day closer to that big hug...

Behold, children are a gift of the Lord!

Psalm 127:3