God is good, all the time!
Happy Birthday, Brannon!
It's been birthday time at the Kirkpatrick house! We celebrated Brannon's birthday last Saturday at our home with our family. We had pizza and cake and lots of presents.... and lots of fun, of course! His actual birthday was Tuesday, August 19th. At 4:07 pm to be exact! Aunt Kelley made a beautiful Baby Einstein caterpillar cake for him, and I made a cupcake for him to smash! (I'll post lots of pictures!) He wasn't much on opening his presents, but he sure has enjoyed playing with them! Hatch and I got him a wagon and a little mini play gym thingy. (not really sure what you call it!) One of his favorite things, however, were the balloons we got for his party. He is still playing with them, dragging them around!
We are so happy to celebrate this birthday with him. Hatch and I have felt like everyday has been Christmas with him around. He has truly been a blessing to us. We could have never imagined what God had in store for us when we found out we were expecting. It seemed like such a long and hard road we travelled, and there were so many times we wondered what God's plan was for us. I can say this, however....God is awesome and mighty and just. His plan was so much better than any of our own. He revealed Himself to me and Hatch in so many ways. As much as my heart mourned for the children we lost, I would not trade the lessons He taught us for an easier path. I feel blessed and honored to have had the opportunity to see His plan at work in my life, and can only pray for the same in Brannon's. Brannon's life has been bathed in prayer, from before he came to this very day. I pray that God will be honored and glorified in his being on this earth, and that we as parents will remember that he is the Lord's, and HIS only. I want to end by saying THANK YOU to everyone who prayed for us, and for Brannon. We appreciate you so very much, and love you all!
