One highlight of the afternoon was watching William enjoy his first bite of cake. The ginormous stacked delight was homemade by his adoptive grandmother, Nana, from a recipe that is now three generations old. Nana also made Andrew's first birthday cake. Growing up, Craig celebrated his birthdays with the same cake, prepared at the time by his Grandma Mc. Thus, it was truly special to see the tradition continued for our newest family member. Oh - and surprise! William loved it.
Also noteworthy was seeing my mom's delicious made-from-scratch dumplings on the menu alongside J. Bacynsky's unbeatable kielbasa, brought all the way from New York City courtesy of my sister, Sherry. I love the mashup of cultures and all that it represents.
The last time our two families gathered together was a year ago for Andrew's fourth birthday. If you've been following PHL to TPE since its infancy, you may remember that that was the day we publicly announced our intention to adopt. It truly is amazing to be on the other side of the wait and to be holding our answer to our prayer. Thank you God, for rounding out our family with not one, but two of the most special boys in all of creation.
4 comments:
Love the rolls on the legs, and happy, happy birthday wishes to both boys! A special Happy 1st Birthday to the "little" brother! Who won't be little for long! Hope the time with the family was enjoyable! Hugs, Tiffanie
Happy happy Birthday to both the boys!!! Looks like you had a fantastic party!
Aww how incredbily sweet! Thanks for bringin us to the party through the world of photos and blog! :) Happy Birthday to William and to Mommy and Daddy who had the joy of spending the day with him! :)
God bless,
Tami
Noah's Mommy
www.tillGodbringsthemhome.blogspot.com
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY WILLIAM and ANDREW!!
They are both so cute and it looks like a good time was had by all!
Lori
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