Is it really possible that my "baby" is 3 years old? We had a wonderful party on Sammy's actual birthday: March 1st. He had 5 little friends over. The party theme was Disney's "Cars". Samuel loves the movie and plays with his cars daily. I attempted to make a race track cake and with Eric's help, it turned out ok-Samuel really loved his cake so I was pleased. We made "cars" out of boxes and the kids raced around. We had races with their favorite race cars and listened to the Cars soundtrack. Then we went inside for lunch-macaroni and cheese from the states!!! and watched the movie Cars. It was a great day!On a deeper level, I had many thoughts. This is Samuel's second birthday celebrated in Romania-and this was much better emotionally for me than last year. Last year I was very focused on the fact that our family could not be there and it was hard on me. This year I focused on the fabulous friends that God has given us and the fact that they love to celebrate with us. In our missionary training they told us that our transition would be almost complete once we were on the second year of celebrations-second Christmas, second birthday celebration and I think that rings true for me. I have transitioned into living here-I still grieve that my family cannot be an integral part of celebrations like this, but it is no longer my focus. This life is God's choice for me so I need to look for the blessings that He brings- like friends to celebrate with.
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His friends look so cute! Did they have a race in their car outfits or what?
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