Jennifro

Happy Birthday

Little Boy!

We LOVE our Mitchell!

I found a little list of things to remember the other day and thought they would be fun to share on this little guys' birthday.  He has brought so much happiness and funny moments into our lives--I don't think I will ever be ready to have him grow up.  Sending him to kindergarten next week is killing me; he's been such a darling sidekick the past six years.  I could not love him more.

Mitchell the PILGRIM:

Mitchell brought in some old scriptures today. 

"Who's are these? Can I have them?" he asked.  I told him,  yes. 

He then started looking at the pictures in the back.
He showed me one of the garden tomb then the ruins in Capernaum. 

M:   Where is this place?

I told him it's in Israel where Jesus lived. That those were the places where Jesus did 

lots of his miracles, like healing people.

M: Can we go there?

J: Maybe someday. Wouldn't that be neat? 

M: Is it close? 

J: No, very far.

I pulled up a world map and said, "See we live here and we have to go all the way over the ocean, across all these other countries, then there is Israel."

You could see his mind working for a few seconds.

"Mom, you know that twadle (cradle)  in your room.. that Camille used to sleep in? Could I use that for a boat---and go there?"

the PEACEMAKER...

Tonight at dinner we set a new family goal.  We decided not to joke or talk about the neighbors next door (the ones that hate us). We asked the three kids why we shouldn't act like Steve?

Long pause from everyone.

Mitchell said, "Because that would make us, the kind of person that he is." (WOW)

the PROTECTOR...

Camille woke up crying from a nap. I went in and she said, "Monster." 

"Did you dream about a monster?" I asked. 

"Yes...Mitchell get it. Mitchell shooted it. He cover my eyes."

the PANICKED...

Mitchell walked by my door this morning and stopped dead in his tracks, looking in wide-eyed at the ironing board that was set up.

"Wait a minute...why's that up?  It's not church day is it!?