Eva turns 1!

YEAH--Eva's 1st birthday! She will actually turn 1 on June 1st (her Golden birthday)! I got to hold this precious little girl when she was just hours home from the hospital...I'll always remember that day, b/c I brought them some pot roast and I was talking with Michelle and she said, "Do you want to hold her?"...and I'm like, "Um, YES!" She was so tiny, 5 pounds, and so very sweet. The Diaz family has been a part of our small group for over a year now, and they've been a blessing to me. Michelle and I have many things in common, she has a love for our Lord and for missions that inspires me, and so do David and Paul (mostly their quietness in public, but Michelle and I both talk a lot, so it's all good)! We went to see Steven Curtis Chapman with them, for our 4th anniversary (I'm sitting here at 5:00 in the morning, listening to him sing Cinderella and praying for his family, as last Wednesday one of his sons back out of their driveway and their youngest daughter Maria, was hit and killed).
On a happier note...Eva turns 1--YEAH! We had a lot of fun celebrating with her and her family and the Betsches, another family in our small group (which isn't so small--we have 7 couples and 13 kids--I'll post about them soon). After the party, we went downtown to the bus station, to pick up Grandma & Grandpa Sutton! We all had a nice dinner at the Village Inn and then chatted awhile at home. Daniel was crying on the way home, that he wanted to go to bed, this was around 9:00 and Ashley crawled into bed (which is in our room for the next 4 nights) around 10:20! We'll have good times today! I'll post later about whatever adventures we go on with Grandma, while David and Ray work on the basement. Until then...Eva turned 1--YEAH (did I mention that?)! A special moment with Tender Heart Bear (before the beating)! Big brother Benjamin, flying a cool bird kite! He is a very sweet boy. Ashley took her hat off, so I could get a better pic of her (umprompted)! Daniel, striking a bad boy pose with Mommy (actually, he had just woke up, after sleeping for 3 1/2 hours)! Ashley, already doing tricks on a horse! Katie & Lizzy will have fun teaching her how to ride a hore (my brother Mick and his wife Pam, own a horse farm in Tampa)! Big Sister Sierra going really fast on her horse! She's in the same class with Ashley at church. Daniel taking the first whacks at Tender Heart Bear (YES, the children beat the tar out of a Care Bear...I can only imagine the therapy sessions later on in life)! Eva eating cake with Mommy! She was begging for it (it was delicious)! Our little dare-devil (like the chocolate all over his face?)! He knows what he wants and he goes for it! This is Ethan...he was Ashley's buddy at the party, but I didn't have a good face shot of them (as they were climbing and running a lot--they like to play TAG together)!