We’re entering birthday season again! Eva kicks off the birthday’s for the year in our family. She turned 4 yesterday, and I didn’t get a chance to get her birthday interview up then but I’m doing it now.

Her third year was one with so much growth–the sweet, can’t-believe-it-goes-so-fast kind, and the laborious, painful kind too. But we’ve made it to a sweet new stage, and her personality is just getting sweeter every day. She loves going to the library, reading stories, memorizing and reciting poetry, and playing with her family of baby dolls. She adores all the “babies” in her life, even the ones that aren’t technically babies anymore; her sweetness with the little ones just melts my heart into a puddle.

She always lays in my bed for naptime and today I heard her whispering under her breath after I told her it was time to go to sleep. I listened closer of course, and she was whispering, “Thank you, God, for mommy, and thank you for daddy, and thank you for my sister and brother and other brother. Thank you for our house, and thank you for the stars, and thank you for making this house so pretty.” There was more that I don’t remember, but it was precious. I’m so thankful for her thankful little heart, and we pray every day for the Lord to be gracious to her and save her and teach her to trust him always.

The Birthday Interview

What is your name? Eva

How old are you? Three… Four!

What is your favorite color? Purple still

What is your favorite toy? Sparkly dolphins

What is your favorite fruit? Kiwi

What is your favorite book? My favorite books are happy stories

What is your favorite movie? Strawberry Shortcake

What do you want to be when you grow up? Gramma. (giggles) I’m not really going to be a gramma yet, I’m going to be a mommy like you.

Who is your best friend? Finley

What makes you happy? ice cream

What do you love to do with your family? I like my mommy to take me to getting ice cream

What do you like to do during the day? Biking around the circle

What do you like to think about before you fall asleep? Playing with my microphone.  And my favorite thing that makes me really happy is playing with chubby little Siegfried.

What is your favorite game to play?  Roll the ball with Siegfried

What is your favorite place? I like to go to Aldi because that’s my favorite store.

What do you like to buy at the store? Drinks and blueberries

Who is your favorite person? Little Siegfried

Who has the prettiest hair? You do

Who has the cutest cheeks? Sieg!

Who has the prettiest eyes? I do!

What flowers do you like? Violets.

What clothes do you like?  These clothes and these pants.

What is your favorite song? The Trolls Song

What is your favorite thing to do outside? Bike around the tree.

Is there anything else you’d like to tell me about yourself? My favorite mother is you.

Tell me about what a perfect day would be like for you?  Winter