birthday boy


he is 4 today..... how do i have a 4 year old?
that amazes me almost (almost) more than the fact that i have three kids.
i marvel at how much of his own person he is: how sweet he is to his sister, how frustrated he gets with his brother, how much he loves music & learning, how my heart melts when he tells me (unprompted) how much he loves me, how he learns about who god is & how he was made in god's image, how he is such a big helper and is growing up so fast..... and how i can hardly believe what it feels like to have my heart walk around outside my body.

we ventured out of the borough to staten island and visited their children's museum. it is free with our brooklyn children's museum pass. we got to take daddy with us since he has started taking fridays off. the boys had a blast. it is the right size to spend about two or three hours....and worth the drive ($10 to cross the bridge) since it was free :)

tomorrow the birthday boy wants sushi for lunch after church.... what a city kid.

Comments

Jessie said…
great picture ;0)
8:43 PM EDT
vicki said…
Happy Birthday to a beautiful boy!
8:54 PM EDT
patti said…
yes...not only do you have a 4 year old, but you have three kids under 5. Oh yeah...and you live in NYC...oh yeah...and youre doing a church plant. Geez...do you have to be good at everything!!!
10:13 PM EDT
Amy said…
He's so grown-up looking. Happy Birthday!
11:03 AM EDT
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