Lunch with Johnny

Today I went to Johnny's school to have lunch with him on his birthday.  

I always want to take pictures when I have lunch with the kids from Parkway.  The problem is that there isn't usually another adult there to take one for me!  Since today was Johnny's actual birthday, his mom, little brother, James, and little sister, Ayano, were all there too.  So we got a pic:)  

Thanks for letting me come eat lunch with you, Johnny!  Happy Birthday!

here's how James eats a cupcake...

the best part of my week

I arrived home late on Wednesday night, tired and exhausted as usual. On my way into our complex, I stopped to check our mail and found two of the cutest pieces of mail I have EVER received. They totally made my week and reminded me why I love my job.

Carlton is a very special baby:) Because I love him so much, I gave him a birthday present and this is what I got in return:

James had surgery recently and I visited him at the hospital. If you don't know James, you should because he is one of the cutest and smartest 2 year olds I've ever met (he knew his ABCs at 18 months).

One of my favorite things to learn about a child is what he or she loves the most about life. For James, that's trains and specifically Thomas the Tank Engine. So when I visited James in the hospital I took him the biggest Thomas balloon that I could find!

And he sent me this: