The Withrow Family: Silas is 4!

Silas had two fun birthday parties! One at a gymnastics center and one at home. He had a great time. I was thankful Aunt Kim, Katherine and Carol could attend, as well as Grandmom and our new nephew Beau.

Jennifer, our new, old nanny and friend helped me with the cupcakes from scratch plan. What an eye opening experience. All ingredients at the same temperature and what type of mixture attachment?? It was an experiment, a very tedious experiment. I felt like I was back in analytical chemistry. Somehow my experiments in chemistry turned out better than this one. The bottoms were burnt, but they looked nice. Thanks Jennifer for all your help and all the love you show my sweet little ones. My friend Kelly is always a great help to our family as well and we appreciate all her help with the party. Lauren, our past nanny and friend was also there to celebrate. She got a job in August and is now a teacher at an elementary school. We miss her, but we are glad she has become a part of our family!

My sweet boy is growing up. I look at pictures from August and now October and wonder what happened.. He is growing too fast. I tell Si to stop growing all the time. He tells me that he has to, but that he will always be my big baby. I hope that is true. What a joy having Silas in our lives has been. I have a sense of dread as the time passes. I know it is so pessimistic and selfish of me, but I sometimes wish I could trap them in childhood forever. I love them both so much and I am so blessed that God has given us two wonderful children. Happy Birthday my sweet boy!

Aunt Carol helping out

Silas and his best friend Luke Dollar

CUT and....

TAKE TWO

Anna taking a break in between parties. How cute is that...

The home party

I labored over this cake, but it was a labor of love. It was a lot of fun to make and he loved it! I wonder if I will take the easy route and having one party at a place where everything is included. Doubt it...