On October 28, 2018 Isaiah pulled out his first tooth! A few weeks ago he noticed that it was loose and claimed he would pull it out that week. It wasn’t that loose.  Later on the night of the 28th, while he was playing with his tooth in bed, he pulled it out. Unfortunately, once Isaiah saw the blood he spit into the sink, all the excitement disappeared and he claimed to be sick. Thankfully, he was more excited the next day when he found money under his pillow.

Right after I wrote the blog Isaiah pulled out his second tooth – November 7, 2018PM. This boy is the champ when pulling out teeth. We don’t even know until it’s done!

Happy 6th Birthday to Isaiah! We started off his birthday week the Friday before with his birthday countdown calendar. One of the special activities on the calendar was making strawberry jello. After eating the jello, all our children declared it was yucky and that they didn’t like jello. I laughed.

This year Isaiah wanted a Land Cruiser cake modeled after our car. I’m not sure what happened, but with the heat and whatever I must have done with the frosting, it was hard to keep to frosting solid. This Mommy was very disappointed with how it turned out, however Isaiah thought it was great and I’m glad that’s what really matters.

As far as birthdays go, Isaiah is pretty easy to please. Josh and I decorated his door the night before his birthday. We took a break from school and did whatever fun activities Isaiah wanted to do. Josh took Isaiah out to breakfast. We did a special craft sent by a friend: masks for the girls and a pirate hate for Isaiah. Isaiah wanted tacos for supper with guacamole – a meal loved by all.

Isaiah got a basketball hoop for his birthday (the kind that hangs over the door). We put it up that night and everybody enjoyed making baskets – crazy, exciting times!

Two things Isaiah loves doing are climbing trees and making fires. He’s gotten really good at climbing high (sometimes it’s better for us not to watch). We’re really proud at how brave Isaiah has become in the past year.

Building fires is always fun. Recently we bought Isaiah a long lighter so he can burn the trash by himself. He’s also good at using a normal lighter. We can now send Isaiah out to burn the trash. So fun!

Isaiah loves math and seems to have a knack for figuring in things out. He recently figured out how to do basic division. He’s progressing nicely with his reading in All About Reading Level 1.

We’re thankful for the son God has gifted our family with. He is loved by all and is a good brother and plays well with others. He’s really hoping for a baby brother, but we’ll see. He always prays for two baby brothers and one baby sister. Happy Birthday, Isaiah! We love you!

June 1st was Isaiah’s 2nd birthday. Since we were traveling during that time Isaiah ended up having five birthday parties. My uncles and aunts had a cake for him on Saturday. The family we stayed with in NJ had a party for him Sunday night. My parents had a party for him Tuesday night. That Saturday the family we were staying with had a party for him. And we had a SC party for him this past Tuesday. (Pictures below in order, left to right.)

Isaiah has grown a lot in the past year: he learned to walk, and he now runs, climbs, and is all boy; his talking exploded with a large vocabulary and he sometimes uses full sentences; he has quite the sense of humor; he loves to read books, usually geared for Becca’s age; he loves playing with his big sister; and he loves music.

Becca was really excited about her gift to Isaiah. Weeks ago she decided she wanted to get Isaiah a piggy bank and put some of her own money in it. She could not wait for Isaiah to open his present. You can see her excitement in the picture — the gift was a hit! It was really sweet to watch Becca have the joy of giving.

We are thankful for the gift of Isaiah to our family. He adds so much joy and laughter into our lives. We look forward to year three and all that God has in store for our little man. Happy Birthday Sai-Zai!