Iva’s 7th Birthday

This was the morning of her birthday.  I was still in the hospital so, sadly, I missed this moment.  The birthday breakfast is always a special time in our house.  Here she is with her birthday pancakes …

  

She wasn’t the only one excited that morning.  Her brothers were excited too.  They were all getting ready for their trip to the hospital. Just two days before Iva’s birthday, their new baby brother was born.  They got to meet him for the first time on Iva’s birthday. What a neat birthday present!

I wonder what Levi was saying here?

Getting to hold baby brother …

Let me see if I can remember what each of them said as they held him for the first time.

Iva said, “He’s cute.”

Levi said, “He’s soft.”

Nathanael said, “He’s heavy.”

Samuel said, “He’s awesome!”

We did have a party for her, but we had to postpone it for a couple of weeks. She was so excited! Check out her cake!  Thank you Aunt Julie :-)

 

And, as I type this I realize that our little princess will soon be 8!  Only about 6 months to go!  How time flies!  We love you Iva Dough … you bring so much joy to our family!