Jeremy is 4

How can it be possible?  Our "baby boy" is now fully potty-trained and weaned, and there isn't a trace of infant left in him.   There seem to be even flickers of a little man inside, the way he said, "Are you nervous, Grandma and Grandpa?  Don't worry, I'm tough" when he overheard them asking Fran questions about how to care for him this October.  We'll be going to Africa for two weeks on a vacation we bought through a silent auction to benefit his school; Papa will also be helping.

But I digress.  Jeremy had a spectacular double-birthday, first celebrating with Papa and Grannie (who has a birthday later this month), his God-parents, and other friends in California, and then in a huge party in Denver.  We hadn't planned on the second party initially, but he has been invited to so many parties, and was so excited to have his friends come to his party, that we felt compelled to do it.  26 children came (plus their parents) to My Gym for what was a rollicking good time.  Jeremy agreed to having folks give donations to Life is Better (the rescue that found Bella) in lieu of gifts, even though we ended up having to give her back due to Jeremy's allergies.

The first party was mellow fun at Lake Temescal, 5 min from his grandparents house with a few local friends.  Jeremy especially had fun playing with Maxwell, a 5 yr old son of our friends Angee and Marta, who had brought a Spider Man costume for him to run around in.

In honor of LGBT bloggers Day: Our 2 mom family

Just a quick post welcoming any new folks to our site.  This is a photo taken of our family on a hike last Sunday.  I never thought I'd have the happiness that is my everyday life now- so many blessings!  The greatest of these, of course, is my wonderful spouse and our beautiful son.  We are in a sweet spot- our son is getting easier (finally potty trained!), our parents are alive, and everyone is in good health.  We know this will not always be true, so we treasure every day.  Not to mention all of our amazing friends and neighbors who enrich our lives and provide the 'village' that raises our son.  L'chaim!