What A Difference A Year Makes
Wow. Today Caleb is a full year old. It's kind hard to believe.
The past year has been the most incredible year of my life, and I can't believe how fast it's gone by. A year ago Caleb came into our life and completely flipped our world upside down. I can't believe how much changed when we had a kid. More than just the, "Oh crap...I have to keep another human being alive now" part.
Since having Caleb, I've been forced to really evaluate what is important in my life. He's literally changed the direction of our life in ways I can't even begin to explain here. It's ridiculous to think about how different our lives looked a year ago. I've learned more about myself and my wife in the past year than I could possibly imagine, and even more about God. All because of Caleb.
He loves people. He loves to smile. Man has he got a lot of energy. He has the best laugh in the entire world. Hearing him laugh and seeing him smile cheers me up on the gloomiest of days!
Thanks you God for an amazing gift. And thank you Caleb for the chance to be your dad. And thank you Rachel for helping to keep him breathing this long. I'm not sure I could have accomplished that on my own!
Happy Birthday Caleb!!
And below is a short video from his birthday party on Saturday. Enjoy!
Yeah!!!! Happy Birthday Caleb Genesis!
I am looking forward to seeing you on Sunday.
Will
Posted by: William Genesis | September 24, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Wow! Congrats on making it a full year as a Daddy! Cute little guy!
Now...on to year 2 for you and the wife. Enjoy!
Posted by: Ben | September 24, 2007 at 03:11 PM
Very awesome!
Being a Dad rocks and I way agree with you about how it caused you to reevaluate.
Posted by: Billy Chia | September 24, 2007 at 09:03 PM
Happy 1st Birthday Caleb! I love how you went to town to your cupcake. All your new toys look like a lot of fun.
PS...What is growing on your daddies face?
Posted by: Jennifer Platt | September 24, 2007 at 10:08 PM
Oh my goodness, it looks like Caleb had a great 1st birthday!!! You guys did a great job with everything. Thanks so much for sharing this video. I miss being in on these family events so much, but at least being able to participate by viewing the video helps.
Tell Rachel I must say she keeps such a nice house.....no matter when you video, it always looks spic and span!!
Posted by: Aunt Linda | September 25, 2007 at 07:34 PM
I felt the exact same way when my kid turned one. Trust me, it just gets better and better! Congrats.
Posted by: Bryan | September 26, 2007 at 06:03 AM