Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: Happy 4th B-day

Happiest birthday to the one who started it all!!!

Joshua,

We could not have asked for a better first child than yourself. You are so mature, self sufficient, and wise beyond your years.

You have a deep love for your siblings and I know I can always count on your help in protecting and watching out for them.

You are kind and have such a tender heart. I love hearing you asks, "Are you okay" when you see one of your friends fall off their bike.

You are so creative, imaginative, and very passionate about your projects. You don't do anything half way; it is all or nothing just like your Daddy. Along with that you are also very observant, such a deep thinker and inquisitive always wanting to know how things work. You ask such deep questions about The Bible and Jesus and I love watching you grow in the knowledge of our Lord.

Seek God with all that you are and continue to ask questions about the wonderful world he created.

We love you to the moon and back!

All my Love,

Mommy

What Joshua is doing at years old...

*Likes to ride his bike, climb, jump, and rough house.

*Loves to do crafts, especially paint.

*He still takes a 2-3 hour nap most days. However, about every few days he doesn't sleep and just plays in his room. Sometimes quietly, sometimes not so quietly (he likes trying to ~~yell at~~ talk to us through the vent).

*He is such a good helper! The other day I had to step away from feeding Levi to tend to Kayla. When I returned I saw that Joshua had poured a little more cereal into Levi's bowl. When I asked why he did that he said he was helping me because I have 3 kids to take care of. So thoughtful!

*He loves building things.

Here is his "race crane" that he made all by himself. Love this boys imagination.

Joshua made a "fly-it" for each family member. I love Levi's tiny little one.

*As mentioned in my letter, he is an incredibly deep thinker and so very bright. He is constantly amazing us with his conclusions, questions and ideas. His memory is incredible as well.

Omah gave Joshua some rope to play with. All on his own he created a pulley system. When they asked him how he came up with that idea he said, "it just crawled into my head." The next day we made one off our deck.

Then we made a zip line. Joshua came up with the idea to tie the rope to something really heavy on the deck so he could zip line. When I explained he would get really hurt he asked, "How hurt?" I think he was trying to figure out if it would be worth it.