Welcome to the Scharrer family's real life story! Most of our story is written for, and about, our four kids and the spice they add to our lives. It's our story of happiness, craziness, and sometimes ridiculousness. We've journaled through childbirth, the terrible two's, private school (and our public school experience), an autism diagnosis, medical school, residency, and long-term mission work in Africa.

Now we're following a new adventure, which involves a 45 foot motorcoach, homeschool, and as many ski slopes as we can go down in one year.

For posts from while we were living in Zimbabwe and updates about our future plans in Zimbabwe, please see our mission blog...

www.ourzimbabwejourney.blogspot.com.





17 January 2012

Happy Third Birthday, Skogen!

Skogen!

You are THREE years old!  It doesn't seem possible.  Just yesterday I was pregnant with you, fighting for a chance at a VBAC, then just a short time later, I was holding you in my arms, so surprised at how big you were and how much you could eat at just a few hours old.  Then fast forward a little bit further and you were running around for your first birthday, wearing a t-shirt that said, "Skogen #1."  Your two year birthday we spent at our house with Grandma and I will always remember that birthday because we gave you a train table.  I will never forget how you stayed up later than Maida and got to help Daddy put it together.  Then when you woke up in the morning, Daddy had built a train on the table and when you saw it, your eyes lit up in excitement.

We had planned on spending your third birthday with your best friend, Grant, and his family, but your sister got sick the night before your birthday, so we decided just to celebrate with Bumpa and Grandma (who you called on the phone the week before and invited to your house for your birthday).  Grandma made you the traditional Kinkel birthday cake (you insisted that it be blue and green) and we decorated with transformers (your request!).  You ripped into your presents before anyone could hardly take any pictures and wanted to eat cake before we even got through dinner!

We love you so much, Skogen!  I really hope that your third birthday was everything you hoped for and that you cherished the presents, the special phone calls, and the wonderful family time we had.  I don't even want to think about you turning FOUR, that is waaaaaaaaaaaay too old!

You are so special to me, Skogen, and I hope you are always my little boy.


Love,
Mommy

Pictures from the big night.... (I have no idea why some of them of sideways!)
You with all your presents!


Digging right in.

You were so very sweet to your brother and let him help you open presents.








A new bike!  Now you won't have to fight Maida for hers!



You were very pleased at how your cake turned out!









2 comments:

  1. Looks like it was a great time. Love the messy frosting face pictures!! :)

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  2. Hey.. I nominated you for the liebster award. Check out my blog post today to find out about it. :-) Hope you are well!

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