Trav's 25th Birthday!!!

Birthdays are always special...

but even moreso when you know someone

who has been given a second chance at life!

We were so excited to celebrate Trav's 25th!!!

I love this little girl's heart

and the way I see her using it!!!

I love a party ~ big or small...

and I especially love a theme!

Pretty cool that Spiderman 

came to Superman's party!  ;)

Love these two!!!

How handsome is our 

Guest of Honor!?!???!??!!!!??!

We were thrilled that one of Trav's

good friends from high school who

now lives in Chicago was able to come!
He's a true friend ~ just wish he lived closer :(

Then Robin showed up, too!  ;)

Troy made chilli...it was YuMMY!!!

Hadlee made the cutest video ... 

on her own for Travis!!!!

She was so proud to show it to 

Travis and he LoVeD it!!!

Everyone did!!!!!!!!!!

Travis put it on his Facebook the next day:)

We had a cake for the birthday boy

although he can't eat cake like

this YET.  We have big, BiG

hopes that someday he WILL!!!

He of all people deserved to make a WISH though!

So FUN to celebrate our Superman

and his LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our INCREDIBLE friend, Claudette,

who is a professional chef:) made

him a chocolate cake and pureed it!

Claudette is WoNDeRFuL!!!!!!!!!

So thankful for her and her son Cory!!!

Opening his gifts:)

Party Favors of course;)))

I recently read this (it's based on 

2 Corinthians 1:8b-11) and I thought 

of Travis and his life...

"We had great burdens that were beyond

our own strength.  We even gave up 

hope of living.  Truly, in our own hearts

we believed we would die.  

But this happened so we would 

not trust in ourselves but in God, 

who raises people from the dead.

God saved us from these great

dangers of death, and He will

continue to save us.  We have put 

our hope in Him, and He will save

us again.  And you can help us with 

your prayers.  Then many people 

will give thanks for us - that

God blessed us because

 of their many prayers."