Sunday, April 8, 2012

Happy 6th Birthday!

Dear Micah,

Today is a special day! Not only is it your 6th birthday, but it is also Easter Sunday. Since the day you found out (months ago!) that your birthday is the same day as Easter, you have been excited. Anytime anyone asked you about your birthday you made sure to exclaim "it's on Easter!". We teased you about the breakfast at church being for your birthday and you said "No, it's to celebrate Jesus' resurrection". So much to celebrate today!


This past year you started Kindergarten. You go to school every day in the afternoons. You've gotten used to being home in the mornings, but for quite a while the mornings were very long for you as you waited to go to school! You absolutely, positively love going to school. You love your friends, you love your teacher, you love learning. It's so much fun to hear about your day when you come home from school--we hear all about how you play soccer and you love the days when you get to be with your 5th grade buddies. Your teacher, almost every time I talk to her, comments on how you are such a nice boy. She tells how you are thoughtful at school and how you have such a wonderful personality. Your dad and I laughed after following you around at Family Fun Night: everywhere we went we heard "Hi Micah" from adults and children. You have a magnetic personality that shines while you are at school!


You are learning to read this year! You love when you see your popcorn words in a book and lately you are reading short books to Norah. When you come across words you don't know, you concentrate and make the letter sounds. You do a great job remembering that Mrs. R taught you to "stretch out" your words. It is fun to see you getting better and better!


This past year you continued to be my little helper. When we go to the grocery store, you bag the groceries. When I do the laundry you like to help sort and put it in the washer or dryer. When I bake, you pull up a stool and help measure and mix. You will grab a vacuum or a cloth and help me clean. I am often amazed at your willing and giving personality! I love that you enjoy being with me so much that you will help me get my projects done!


You still love to be silly and make people laugh. You have hilarious expressions and an infectious giggle. If you do something and it makes Norah laugh (like this fall when you jumped in the pile of leaves), you repeat it over and over again just so she'll keep laughing. Even in your silliness I can see how you love to think of others.


You love Legos and playing games. Oftentimes we find you creating a world with your Playmobil and Lego guys. There are whole mornings or afternoons where you and Ethan will sit and play Legos together in your room! You'll happily sit and play card games: Pictureka and Sorry Revenge are some of your favorites right now. You're learning that it can be fun to win and hard to lose, but you generally have a good attitude either way. You also like to sit and do puzzles; you will sit and do one after another! When you are outside, you love to kick a soccer ball around. You begged us to let you do AYSO this year because you love playing soccer so much. You were disappointed that it didn't work out, but we're hoping to get you enrolled in the coming year!




Once again this year you are in Children's Worship at church. You love to bring your offering and are excited to bring home your treasure each week. You also love to sit and page through the children's Bible at home. You study the pictures when you don't know the words and you love to help us read the stories that insert pictures in place of words. I love it when you burst into praise songs: you started teaching Norah the motions to "Jesus Loves Me" and she often asks you to sing it in Spanish for her. You learned a song at school that I asked you to sing over and over again simply because I loved to hear you sing the chorus of "hip, hip, hip hippopotamus, hip, hip hooray God made all of us".


Micah, you are my special little boy and it is so much fun to watch you grow up. I am so glad I get to be your mom. Happy Birthday little buddy.

Love,

Mom