Happy Birthday to the Best Big Brother

Nine years ago today, our dreams of becoming parents came true when AJ was born. With a little help from a lot of people, we celebrated his birthday quarantine style so well that he declared it to be the "best birthday ever!" I had reached out on Facebook to ask for a little extra love on his birthday, specifically cards to brighten his days. I intentionally said he didn't need presents but said that if folks wanted to tuck a dollar or two in the card that he's saving money for charity. The kindness and generosity of our family and friends means that he now has right around $100 to donate to the charities on his list. 

Happy 9th birthday AJ!

We still are quite careful regarding COVID and precautions, so that meant a birthday party with our two childcare providers replaced the usual gathering with all our family. Teddy was ecstatic to have both babysitters here at the same time and couldn't decide who he wanted to boss around with so many different options. We still did very small family celebrations, which spread the celebrations out to celebrate with each set of grandparents, and we have a virtual party planned to spend time with his cousins. There were a handful of masked visits, including much love from our myTEAM Triumph family. Masks might hide the smiles, but trust me, they were there for every visit. 

MTT friends surprised us with a cul de sac distanced birthday celebration. 

Today was an incredible day celebrating an incredible boy. We're so blessed to have AJ as our son and Teddy's big brother, and we're so grateful to all who made this day special for him.