three.

My Sweet Boy Kallan,

          Today you are three.  And as I sit down to write a note to you, I don’t feel like I even have the words to describe who you are to me and the place you have in my heart.  My heart just smiles at the thought of you, your sweet face, and your precious words.  I love you sweet boy… so much!

Your name, my son, means JOYFUL.  I have never thought much of a person fulfilling the meaning of their name until you came into my life.  Everything about you is just pure joy.  You have a sweet personality that loves others, forgives fast, and embraces life with excitement and happiness.  You are always smiling.  From the day you were born you have been super content with life.  You go with the flow and are pretty laid back which surprises me since you are so "routine" and love consistency.  You are happy almost all the time and few things really upset you. 

 

Your smile can light up a room and your giggle is contagious.  Your light blonde hair and big eyes turn people’s heads and we get lots of comments about them.  You love others and will often hug my legs and say, “I wub you Mama!” or will exclaim, “I wub my fambily!”  Kallan, I pray that this joy in your heart will continue to grow and have an influence on the people around you.  I pray that you will know your true source of joy is always Jesus, and that you will always share His joy with others.

You have many loves in your life.  You love the color green.  You love to play outside.  You love your big, red car.  You love milk.  (Did I mention that you love milk???)  You drink at least a gallon a week sweet boy!  You love Liam and Ainsley… a whole bunch.  You love your Bible.  You love to play the ipad.  You love your Thomas Pillow.  You love books.  You love your “didty” (aka: blankie).  You love to sing and be sung to.  You love your family.

 

The three biggest loves in your life… Cars and Car Transporters, Letters, and Lines.  Oh my Kallan, these three things are your world!  You are obsessed with Cars, Trucks, and Car Transporters.  You make mini transporters and digger transporters with your toys.  You load up as many cars as you can on whatever vehicle will carry them and exclaim, “A Carrrrr Trans-Porrrrr-Terrrr!)  And let’s not even mention what you do when you see one in real life! J  Pure love and joy… and just a little excitement! 

 

And your love for lines causes you to spend hours lining up your cars in all different ways… sometimes by color and sometimes by type of vehicle.  Sometimes by size and sometimes because that is just where they fit in the line.  I love it!  Love it!

Letters are another love that fills your life.  You will spend hours lining up letters, arranging letters, “spelling” words, and writing messages with them.  You love to spell the letters on signs and shirts… on buildings and in books.  It delights me to see your love for letters. 

 

You know the entire upper and lower case letters in the alphabet, as well as the sounds each one makes.  You want to know how words are spelled and are trying to sound out words.  Slow down little guy… you are growing up too fast when you do that! But it does make me smile because that is just your thing… and one of your loves. 

 

 

So here we are at three years old… and I truly want to freeze you right now.  I don’t think that of too many ages… but who you are right now just melts my heart!  Things I don’t want to forget about you as you turn three…

*You say “up-tavator” for elevator

*You crave milk and will say in your most exasperated voice…. “I need ‘melk’”.

*You will talk about something and then say, “That makes my heart happy!”

*You have to sing “The B-I-B-L-E” song before you let me open your Bible at night.

*Your favorite song right now is “This Little Light of Mine”

*You say “oh-tay” or "tay" (OK) all the time!

*You are delighted by your new Thomas pillow and every time we put you down in your crib you say, “I love my Thomas pillow!”

*You are a carbon copy of Liam with a little third child thrown into the mix

*You wake up between 6:00 and 6:30… you nap from 1:00 to 3:30… and go to bed around 8:00.

*You still fit in my arms and give the best hugs

*You love to line up letters in a row and make "words".  Before you went to bed tonight, you wanted to read me the new "word" you made.  You told me it said, "Thank you God for my birthday."

 

Kallan, every day I thank God for giving us YOU!  You are beyond a blessing to us… and we love you so much!  Happy 3^rd Birthday sweetheart!

Know you are loved!

Mama