Happy 6th Birthday Ari

My Dear Funny Ari,

Today you are six and it has been hard to think about. I think about it and my heart kind of catches in my throat. We have slowly watched your love of cars, trains, and construction equipment change to   Legos, Star Wars, and Minecraft. I am sure your older brother's influence has helped that. You also have grown in your attitude. Many of the frustrations and things that we struggled with every day you and I have worked on to be better. We understand each other and it is a beautiful thing.

Your willingness to help me has become so great. You love to help me cook, and clean along side me. You also love to help with your sisters. Your favorite is to make them breakfast even when I insist I can do it. You also love to help me work in the garden and water the flowers. I love your willingness to help. 

You are growing into such a wonderful young man and I am so glad you are mine. I am so proud of you. We have had some pretty rough years trying to understand each other. In the end you love so fiercely and no matter what you always love me. For that I am always grateful. I love you my funny clown. I am so thankful you are mine. I couldn't imagine life without you.

Love, Mom

Birthday Interviews

6 years Old

1. What is your favorite color?  Red
2. What is your favorite toy?  Star Wars Figures

3. What is your favorite fruit? Plums
4. What is your favorite tv show? Johney Test
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Hot Dogs
6. What is your favorite outfit? Tractor Shirt
7. What is your favorite game? Sorry
8. What is your favorite snack? Crackers
9. What is your favorite animal? Alligator
10. What is your favorite song?  Star Wars Imperial March
11. What is your favorite book? Truck Stop
12. Who is your best friend? Dillon
13. What is your favorite cereal? Oatmeal
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Jump on the Trampoline
15. What is your favorite drink? Root Beer
16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Quilt Grandma Jenny Made

 18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Oatmeal

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Culvers
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Construction Worker

Year 5 is missing because he wouldn't do them. 

Four Years Old

1. What is your favorite color?  Green
2. What is your favorite toy? Ride On Tractor

3. What is your favorite fruit? , Cherries
4. What is your favorite tv show? Thomas the Train
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? pizza
6. What is your favorite outfit? Construction outfit with wrecking ball shirt
7. What is your favorite game? Minecraft
8. What is your favorite snack? Fruit Snacks
9. What is your favorite animal? Snake
10. What is your favorite song?  Jesus Loves Me
11. What is your favorite book? Good Night Good Night Construction Site
12. Who is your best friend? Eli
13. What is your favorite cereal? Oatmeal
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Ride his tractor
15. What is your favorite drink? Lemonade
16. What is your favorite holiday? When Daddy doesnt have to work
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Snake and his claw
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Oatmeal

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Pizza
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? "A Construction Worker Daddy"

Three Years Old

1. What is your favorite color?  Green
2. What is your favorite toy? Construction Toys

3. What is your favorite fruit? Blueberries, Grapes, Cherries
4. What is your favorite tv show? Curious George 
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Peanut  butter and Jelly Tacos
6. What is your favorite outfit? Outside Clothes
7. What is your favorite game? Monopoly, Operation, Lazer Game
8. What is your favorite snack? Graham Crackers
9. What is your favorite animal? Elephants
10. What is your favorite song? Amazing Grace
11. What is your favorite book? Good Night Good Night Construction Site
12. Who is your best friend? Hayden (FYI He never sees her and is copying his brother! LOL)
13. What is your favorite cereal? Oatmeal
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play in the Sandbox making a construction site
15. What is your favorite drink? water
16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Dog that sings, lion, monster trucks
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Blueberry Pancakes

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Regular Spaghetti
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Superhero-Ironman