Valor turns four on the fourth

Today is Valor's golden birthday! I can't believe our littler love is four. Valor is zealous, sensitive, sweet, inquisitive, and cautious. He is perceptive, observing the world and taking everything in with quiet contemplation. He offers words and opinions when asked genuinely. His sensitive heart feels all the feelings, and he is learning to express his emotions well. He is introverted, preferring the company of those with whom he is most familiar - his family and his teachers in our church family. He cherishes quality time and words of affirmation, happiest when we give him one-on-one time. As our only son, he is constantly surrounded by his three sisters, whom he loves and is learning to love. He looks up to his older sister, his best friend. He aspires to do everything she does, especially when it comes to schoolwork. He wants so badly to be a big kid "in jie jie's ("big sister's) class. He loves letters and numbers, spending hours writing them. He enjoys puzzles, stringing beads, tinkering with and taking apart objects to see how they work, reading ABC and counting books, drawing, watercoloring, building with blocks and train tracks, dancing (we love his creative moves and choreography) to VBS songs and memory work, helping to cook in the kitchen, doing laundry, sorting silverware, being clean, and swimming. He can't resist sweet treats. He'd rather play than eat but will eat chicken nuggets, corn dogs, broccoli, cucumbers, seaweed, spinach, chicken drumsticks, fries, breakfast bars, fruit, and bread. His favorite things lately are the color blue, PJ Masks, gummies, and lollipops. He has a tender heart towards babies, particularly his newest baby sister. He tells her and us multiple times a day with sweet sincerity that he loves us, which melts our hearts for we love our BooBoo so! We pray he grows in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ and one day be a mighty man of valor. May the Lord give us grace to shepherd his heart well.

The only thing Valor asked for was a "PJ Masks birthday." We set up a skyline backdrop using black washi tape for our breakfast cake smash tradition. We made a silhouette of his favorite PJ Masks character, Catboy, on construction paper for a cake topper. Valor had been asking the past month, "How come it's not my birthday yet? Why is it taking so long?" He was so happy to have a special day all to himself. We had so much fun celebrating him today with family. We'll continue celebrating him on Monday with a trip to Legoland with dear friends.