Paul at 372 months

Paul is still quite a character at 372 months. Here he is with his "I just woke up" face on.

Last week we had a simple birthday celebration for him. We started the day off with a favorite: breakfast burritos (thanks in whole to one of his misplaced-become-Christmas-in-May presents to me). I was pretty excited too.

He enjoyed a short morning nap. He likes to get one of these in as often as possible. As you can see the little ones were keeping him company, but he still managed to fall asleep.

These past few months (as in years) Paul's really come into his own. This newer role of "Dad" seems to suit him super well. We're still sure he'll get his PhD at some point, but now, especially with our third surprise pregnancy, we'll wait a bit longer. His job continues to challenge him in ways we expected and ways we didn't. But he still loves it most days, and is always thankful for it. Food continues to be a positive thing for Paul, and he's always willing to help vacuum the apartment.

I think the highlight of his birthday for both of us was Ilana's solo rendition of "Happy Birthday Daddy!" It was super sweet.
 

The cake was completely made from scratch. It was alright, not my favorite and certainly not the prettiest, but we did our best. We decided on one candle for each complete decade of life.

(Yes, I'm totally parodying those posts that people do about their babies at certain months.) :)