Joshua turned 1 today :)

My boy's one year old :) Time flies...

We did not hold any big party for him.. just simple celebrations throughout the day.

The special day started out with hubby, myself and Candra singing a happy birthday song to him when he woke up in the morning.

Then we went to church for service, and were pleasantly surprised when our pastor shared from Joshua 1:1-9! We enjoyed the sermon thoroughly because we knew God was speaking to our little one on this special day. Joshua 1:8-9 were the verses that led us to decide to name our little boy Joshua :)

^"8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. ⁹Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:8-9)

I was so touched because I felt that God wanted to remind our little boy and us, on this special day, the destiny he has in Him. Never ever would I expect God to speak in such a manner. It's our prayer for little Joshua that he would grow up to be strong and courageous and accomplish great things for God. :)

After the service, our lovely cg bought a small slice of cake, a balloon & presents for him. Sang him the birthday song again.. though it was a short celebration, it was really fun and meaningful.

Spent some time with his grandparents (hubby's parents), we had some durian puffs instead of a cake which were fantastic.. they enjoyed playing with the 2 kiddos.. :)

Dinner was spent with some of my relatives and that was again so much fun! :)

By the end of the day, after having heard the birthday song so many times, he finally smiled when I sang it over to him again on the car on the way back home!! Though he may not have understood much that was going on, I think he had fun.

Joshua is such a sweet little boy. He has a pretty good temperament (apart from sleep time of course) and is just so fun to play with. He is a happy and active boy who loves his sister and generally feels comfortable amongst our friends and with crowds! He enjoys the company of people... just as we all enjoy his company! :) He is just lovely in his unique way... a simple and gentle boy.

He has brought so much joy into our lives and added so much colour to our family. We are so glad he is number 2 and we are ever so thankful that God blessed us with him!

We love you Joshua! Happy Birthday!