Way back on June 25th Joshua had his 6th birthday. Sorry I haven't written about it before now, but I'm going to do my best now! To begin with, I can't believe Joshua is already 6 years old. He seems to have grown up so much over the last year. He's still as smart as ever, and it often feels like you're conversing with another adult when talking to him. He finished Kindergarten with flying colors and absolutely can't wait to start 1st grade; he thinks he is such a big boy to be in 1st grade already. His reading ability has just grown by leaps and bounds lately, and he loves books. He will sometimes read to his little brothers, which is very nice for me. And he's really enjoyed weekly visits to the local library which is just 4 blocks from our house. Getting new books every week has been a great bonus while living in America! His writing has also improved greatly this summer as we've been focusing on that to prepare for the upcoming 1st grade curriculum. Besides loving to read, he really seems to show a bent toward math. I love to watch his brain at work when we're discussing some math problem. You can just see it ticking, and then he pops out some answer that a 6 year old is not supposed to know how to figure out, yet. Amazing. Joshua's also learned to do so many things even just this summer since we've been in America - things like ride a bike (with training wheels), hit a baseball off a tee, as well as some swimming skills. Though he definitely leans toward the cautious side, his Daddy has been teaching him ways to brave and courageous, and he's really responded well to that. Lately he's really into "baking" as he wants to open a bakery (which he wants to call "The Dessert Factory") when he grows up. He actually is a good helper when I need to bake something for real, but he also loves setting up his pretend bakery shop, making every dessert known to man, and then "selling" the goods to his customers. He'll even make chocolate desserts even though he absolutely abhors chocolate.
Joshua is somewhat of a perfectionist, following true to the first born patterns. He seems to have a strong sense of justice, as well, though often blind to his own faults (aren't we all). He wants others to do the right thing and will not hesitate in telling them how/when to do that. He's also a good teacher and likes explaining to his little brothers how to do things that he has already learned. Joshua makes friends very easily and pretty much never meets a stranger. He seems to really enjoy people. He is a good big brother to Luke and Micah, and he can't wait for his little sister to be born. I think he will be a good helper to Mommy in the hectic days to come.
We had a very fun day on his birthday, celebrating with a Superman theme (Joshua's current favorite superhero). We started off the morning with orange (still his fave color) frosted donuts at Joshua's request.
After opening some presents and playing a while, we had some family come visit for some more presents and playing.
Unfortunately, shortly after lunch Joshua started feeling a little under the weather and ended up with a fever. So, after the family left, he got to watch some new movies he got on DVD and just rest. We had planned to meet friends out for dinner at IHOP (also Joshua's request), but ended up not going because of the way Joshua was feeling. We got to go to IHOP the next evening for yummy pancakes, one of his favorites. Though it was a bummer that Joshua didn't feel so great, I think he still had a good day all-in-all. He's proud to be 6 now and we love him so much!
We ended the day with giving the two bigger boys their new underoos. They kept saying how they wished they could have seen Mommy and Daddy's underoos when we were little. I totally had Wonder Woman!
We are so proud of our Joshua boy. Proud that he's 6 years old now, and proud of the little man that he is becoming. May God grow him and use him for His glory!
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