Happy Birthday Levi!

Our witty, kind, helpful, and fun loving boy is 9 years old!  We are so blessed to have Levi in our family.  He is the best brother and very good about his role as youngest in our family.  This summer when Laurel broke her wrist, he was so helpful and asked her, without any prompting from us, if she needed help carrying anything.  One night, Laurel told me "I think Levi is the best little brother in the world."  And she's not wrong!  This year, more than ever, we noticed he is much more willing to go play by himself in his room or outside if he doesn't want to do what his sisters are doing.  Levi can play Legos and with his Avenger action figures all day long!  He also was outside almost all day every day this summer.  He loves swinging on either the rope swing or the regular swing.  He also found every stick on our property that he could turn into a wand and made several different wands to play with.  He is very much an outdoors kind of kid....loves hiking in the woods, swinging sticks into bushes and trees, fishing and hunting with Dad, and being around our fire pit.  Levi loves Avengers, blueberries, helping everyone, McGriddles, Harry Potter, and swimming.  He doesn't like lasagna, when plans change at the last minute, cleaning his closet, his sisters jumping out and scaring him, and Panda Express.  He is such a kind friend and his teachers praise him for his example of a good and respectful student.  He gets upset a bit easier the older he gets, but he also knows how to take himself to a quiet area to calm down.  He doesn't stay upset for long and is learning how to think about his reactions before they come to the surface.  We love Levi so much and are lucky to be raising such a wonderful young man.  Happy birthday, Buddy!

1. What is your favorite color?  Blue
2. What is your favorite sport? Fishing
3. What is your favorite fruit?  Blueberries
4. What is your favorite movie? Avengers End Game
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Pita bread and honey
6. What is your favorite subject in school? Art
7. What is your favorite game? Clue
8. What is your favorite snack? Apples and caramel
9. What is your favorite animal? Dolphin
10. What is your favorite song? Are We Out of the Woods
11. What is your favorite book? Dragon Masters: Saving the Sun Dragon
12. Who is your best friend? Noah, Cameron, Leah and Brandon
13. What is your favorite cereal? Honey Bunches of Oats
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Exploring the woods
15. What is your favorite drink? Sprite
16. What is your favorite holiday? Valentines Day
17. What is your favorite restaurant? Red Robin
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Waffles and bacon and hash browns
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Hamburgers
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? An astronaut