Well, you are SEVEN years old! Time continues to fly by. We spent the day in Richmond, VA with John, Jen, James and Nikki. We went to the Children's Museum to celebrate your special day and then went to lunch at Aunt Sarah's Pancake House. You informed us that this was your best birthday so far! On Monday, we had a birthday dinner and a special birthday dessert. You requested a Wild Kratt-Ocean party. I tried to talk you into one or the other, but you were adamant about having both. I think I pulled it off pretty well because you were super happy with the end product!
You continue to be fascinated with ocean animals...well, I guess animals in general. It is amazing all the facts you carry around in that brain of yours. I sometimes wonder who the teacher is because you teach me so much stuff about all these different animals! You continue to have a love of reading which is just like your daddy! I am so thankful that you like reading as much as you do because it is such an important skill to have. You also have an amazing ability with numbers. Again, just like your daddy, you can do math problems in your brain. Mommy? Give me a pencil and a piece of paper and I can get the answer, but left to do it in my brain...well, I more than likely will give you wrong the answer! You also like to be artistic. Painting seems to be your favorite medium. You often tell us that you are being like Bob Ross! You are continuing to grow so tall. You are chest level with me right now at SEVEN! You have lost six teeth so far and have two more that are loose! I have seen such a growth in your character. You are so helpful to those who are in need, gentle with your sisters and brother, giving to those you are playing with...to just name a few.
Here are a few pictures that I took of you for your 7th birthday:
Here are a few pictures from our day in Richmond:
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| Having fun putting scarves in vacuum tubing |
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| Even James got in on the fun |
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| Sophie picking apples |
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| Josiah picking apples |
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| Sophie milking the cow |
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| Josiah milking the cow |
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| Excavating dinosaur bones |
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| The hardest working farmer I know! |
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| Mr. and Mrs.---yup, we decided that they need to get married! |
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| Another hard working farmer |
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| Getting his veggies from the market |
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| Taking a break from farming to go fishing |
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| Having fun in the classroom |
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| Putting the skeleton together in the dr. office |
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| Time for some arts and crafts |
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| Tobias being serious about his work |
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| Making a peek-a-boo barn |
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| Thinking through what he is going to do next |
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| Painting just like Bob Ross |
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| Having fun painting |
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| Thinking about what she is going to do next |
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| Playing at the water table |
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| Driving the amublance |
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| Love all of these kiddos so much! |
Here are a few pictures from your birthday celebrations:
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| Bubble bread for breakfast |
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| Tobias is ready to eat |
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| Your birthday cake |
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| Wild Kratt decorations |
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| Your birthday banner |
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| Singing to you |
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| Blowing out your candles |
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| Opening up your presents |
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| Silly Tobias |
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| More presents |
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| Such a pretty girl! |
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| Special picture of you with Pa T and Lin-Lin |
Josiah, we are so thankful that God has chosen us to be your parents. We are excited to see who you will become as you get older. Our prayer is that you will be use all your gifts/talents/passions to glorify God in all that you do! We love you, Josiah Potter!
