Happy Birthday Josiah!

On Thursday this week Josiah will officially turn 5 years old. Where have the years gone? Just 4 1/2 short years ago we stepped off an airplane onto Korean soil. I remember the air had a very distinctive smell and the people were very helpful and friendly. I remember holding my baby for the first time and considering how much his Birth mother loved him, how sweet his little face was and how scared he seemed in these stranger's arms. I remember that he clung to his Foster Mother and wouldn't let her out of his sight. I remember travelling to the hospital where he was born and talking with the nurses that remembered him so well from the infant nursery.
Now that he has been with us for 5 years I think about how much he loves to snuggle with Mommy every morning after he wakes up, how he will give me a kiss anytime I ask and how he is still scared of new situations. He has grown so much. He is a really smart kid and reads to us every day. He is observant with everything around him and has a memory like no other.
On Saturday we had a birthday party for him at the YMCA. It was great since I didn't have to do anything. No preparation or cleanup and the kids that came seemed to have fun. Josiah was allowed to invite 8 friends, his sister and cousin. The party had a pirate theme. The kids got to dig for treasure, bomb a ship and play musical dots. We had ice cream cake from Dairy Queen and then they got to play in the adventure center. I think the maze in the adventure center was the most fun of all.
After the party we went to dinner with Grandma and Grandpa and then home just in time for bed. Greg and I agree that paying for someone else to do the party was well worth it. Josiah got to stay up a little later that evening so that he could play with his many new toys. Thanks everyone for coming and helping us celebrate with Josiah.
I will post pictures later.