The Mighty One Becomes Six

Now that he is six, I will have to admit he's not a baby anymore.  I will also have to admit he is growing up mentally and physically.  Chris says the numbers don't lie.  He also says it's because he's my youngest boy that he always seems the same to me, that I just want time to stand still and he's right but alas it will not.

There are so many great things about Titus that do stay the same:

• His smile that can light up any room and is generally plastered on his face at all opportunities.  He has been this way since he was the littlest baby.
• His tenacity.  Titus can truly climb any mountain (or climbing wall) in his way and have fun along the way.  Thankfully, he also has the athleticism to avoid great peril.
• Which goes along with his love of the outdoors.  He loves to explore God's creation, bringing me out often to see his new discoveries, which is a blessed break in my day.
  
• His love of discovery and new experiences.  He wishes we did science experiments every day.
  
• His amazing intelligence.  Though he's only started formal teaching part time I continue to be amazed at how quickly he has taken to reading.  Though considering what an early and verbose talker he was maybe I shouldn't be.
  
• His single focused determination.  Titus does what Titus wants to do only when and how Titus wants to do it.  Though he's willing to take suggestions from time to time.  I'm praying he will always use this power to stand firm for God.
• His devoted love for his family.  He and his little sister still remain two peas in a pod.  During the day he hangs with Amber but when its time to play rough he hangs tough with his big brothers.  He is my best shopping companion and Daddy's big helper in tasks much bigger than him sometimes (like huge piles of mulch).
  

The biggest part of his birthday celebration occurred while we visited friends and family in Florida.  He really wanted to go to Legoland, so we did. 

However, we still wanted to do something special on his actual birthday.  Time is something Titus really values and since he is now six we decided that we would take him on a date, just mommy, daddy and him.   He decided he wanted to go the Natural Science Museum downtown.  We let Titus take us around to his favorite parts of the museum, Chris and I just tagged along.  We all had a blast.  I think dates will have to be a new tradition with all the kids.

Though it is hard sometimes to let them grow older, I'm very happy he's growing up so big and strong in every sense.  My prayer is that he will always channel his great energy to achieving God's purpose in his life and no matter what the future holds that he will never stop smiling.