LET'S CELEBRATE!

Holy cow! I didn't realize it had been so long since I had blogged and some big things have happened!!!! First off, on January 18 we finalized Xander's adoption. He officially became a DULIN that day! It was a really special day...the court hearing was quick and easy and Xander slept right through it! We then ended the day with a BIG party!!! We had so many friends and family that came to celebrate Xander's adoption. It was awesome to see a room full of Xander's birth family, adoptive family, along with many friends from both sides. He is one loved little boy that's for sure and we feel incredibly blessed.

We celebrated a second time in February when Jeremy turned NINE years old!!!! Yep, Jeremy is a Leap Year baby so he only gets a 'real' birthday once every four years! We had a great time as I told everyone to bring gifts that were 'nine' of something. He got some pretty unique and creative gifts...9 gift cards, 9 DVD's, 9 things to take on the Royals Opening Day, 9 yards of laughter (Laffy Taffy), 9 coins, 9 hugs and kisses, 9 baseball card packs, 9 bags of M&M's...the list goes on! So, his next 'real' birthday will be a SUPER BIG ONE! He will be "10" but yet the big 4-0! We are already saving our pennies to go on a Disney cruise!

Other than that, we are just plugging along and are busy as ever! Jeremy is loving his new office and enjoys everyone he works with. It has been a wonderful opportunity and we praise God for opening this door for him. I am staying busy with the boys and constant work with Frannie's and teaching aerobics. Nate is still in preschool and we plan on keeping him in preschool for one more year. He will turn 5 in July so we will wait until he turns 6 before starting him in Kindergarten. It wasn't our original plan but we feel that this is the best decision for him at this point. Xander is getting bigger and bigger and bigger everyday!!! It is crazy to think that he turns 9 months old this week! He has been pulling himself up and is a crawling machine. He LOVES his big brother and bath time is now fun-time for the boys to play together. Oh the giggles that are produced between brothers are PRICELESS.

Well, I will try and not let too much time go before I blog again! We hope everyone is enjoying 2012!

Love,

The Dulins :)