When you grow up...

At Jonah's 5 year check up, the doctor asked him what he wanted to be. He said, "Bull Rider." "What if you get hurt?" "Well, I run really fast!"

So today, at the breakfast table I asked the other children what they want to be. Here were their answers:

Havana- ballet teacher 

Asa- Olaf

Selah: you just have to wait and see!

Later, Selah told her doctor and Jason that she wants to be a mommy when she grows up. That made my day (although she never told me!). 

4 years old selah

dear Selah, 

Today was your fourth birthday... And I'm not going to lie, my heart is kind of sad right now. Time is slipping away and you are growing up so fast! I can't believe that it has already been 4 years since God entrusted you to our care! You are such a sweet and spunky girl and (scary enough) you remind me so much of myself! You have lots of emotions and words. You enjoy laughing and being the center of attention. You have these moments where you are so sweet and giving and maternal to your siblings (especially Asa). I am so proud of you and who you are becoming. 

This past year you became a big sister... Again! You've done really well with the addition of Heze... You don't really like his spit-ups, but you're doing well with him. You started dance and were even in your first recital. You danced to Spoon Full of Sugar! The minimum age is 4, but they let you go at 3 and you did awesome! And by awesome I mean you waived at daddy the whole time. :) 

Your favorites change often but right now your favorite color is Yellow and when I ask you what your favorite thing to play is you say, "with you." You enjoy singing "you are the only king forever" and "glory arise" which you call, "glory stills" You still sleep with your This (which you call Dis) and are freakishly good at memory. You love to dance and play cat and dress up! You enjoy watching Frozen and Octonauts. You are a sweet and special girl. 

You hd a special day with church, a pizza party at church (Silvermist theme), and presents. Tomorrow, you get to go on a date with daddy and mommy. 

Lately you have been on our hearts so we have been praying for you! Praying that God will captivate your heart and your will delight in Him! I pray that you will obey and be close to Him all of your life! he loves you so much, Selah Cadence, and I can't wait to see what He is going to do in and through you!

Love,

Mommy 

2.5

Dear Asa,

You are now 2.5! You're oh so funny! To celebrate, we moved you into your "big boy bar bed." You are mastering the art of potty training too! I'm so proud of you! Love you so much! 

Prideful Girls! :)

The other day I overheard Havana talking to Selah. She said, "why do you like me so much? Is it because I am so amazing?!" 

Hahaha

Recently we were all having a rough day so Jason led us through a time of family repentance. He went first, then Havana and Jonah. When it got to Selah's turn she said, "Dear God, thank you for today. Thank you that I didn't not disobey. Thank you that everyone else in this family did bad things, but not me. Thank you that died on the cross to their sins. I love you Jesus, amen!" 

Jason and I looked at each other and thought, "parenting fail!" 

Selah also points out that when anyone disobeys it is a good thing she didn't disobey. 

Great memories

At night, we say prayers with each of the children.. For some reason asa likes to say the prayers with us and shouts the last word of every sentence. I don't know why but it always makes me laugh! 

I told Selah tonight that she was "my selah" and she looked at me very seriously and said, " uh, no, it's everyone's selah!" 

Last weekend the girls were in a dance recital. Selah dances to Spoon full of Sugar and Havana's was Somewhere over the rainbow. Havana nailed it again and selah waived to jason from on stage. Haha. I was the backstage mom, which is something I love being and during rehearsal of the finale, selah melted down and refused to go onstage. Thankfully she felt better by show time! :) 

Dislike kisses

Selah got a boo-boo on her hand and so I tried to kiss it. She quickly pulled her hand away and told me not to kiss it. I told her it was my right as a mommy to give her a kiss. She then told me that I can never ever give her a kiss again. I can only kiss Jesus and Havana, Jonah, Asa, and Hezekiah... But not her. Then she said, "I don't like kisses they are so wet!"  Hahaha. 

Selah is a spunky one who recently told me my belly was so big I must have two babies in there! 

She's also the one who is always eager to say it is a good thing she obeys when I'm correcting another child. Ov vey! 

Great Questions

Havana always asks really great questions during family Bible story. Her questions usually imply that she has really been thinking about the story. For example tonight we read the story about when Peter denies Jesus. Havana's two questions were:

1. Is Peter really disobeying/lying when he denied Jesus three times since Jesus told him he would. Wouldn't that be obeying Jesus?! 

2. Why would Peter deny Jesus if he said he wouldn't?! Why do something you just said you wouldn't. 

I'm so proud of her heart, her mind, and her questions!