Wow! Nathan's 17!!!

Sometimes in life you come to a point that you could have never truly imagined. Looking back at those first pictures of Nathan, it is so hard to believe that he is now 17. We had hopes, dreams and aspirations of what he would become -- thoughts of how we would parent him and bring him up. But the truth is, we still are learning more from him and the girls than we ever could have imagined. It is amazing how your heart grows. And it is amazing how God gifts you with children that are wonderful in spite of your mistakes - because believe me, I have found that we are not perfect parents, however we might have thought we were going to be.

So today we celebrate Nathan's birthday - 17 wonderful years of watching him grow. And being amazed at how loving, smart, funny, generous and kind he is. We are waiting in anticipation to see the man he is going to become. He is starting to make those grown up decisions, but sometimes we still see the little boy he was. Enjoy the pictures of Nathan as he has grown. What a smile!

Just a few days old!

The Proud Parents (Wow! Look how young!)

With his good friend Elmo (13 mos)

Running away from home (2 years) - it's a great story - I'll have to relate it sometime

In his Fort built by Daddy and Uncle Jack for his 3rd birthday

Visiting Disney for the first time - Happy 4th birthday!

What attitude - just turned 5.

Thinking of aeronautical engineering even at age 5

Happy 6th birthday to our outer space boy!

Sir Nathan (age 7)

Having fun playing for Dad's "favorite" team - age 11

Merry Christmas 2003 - age 12

Happy 13th birthday!

Skylar, Nathan and Seth - the Three Muskateers (age 14)

Finally a big brother at age 15

Wow! Already 16!

How grown up!