Happy Birthday Micah!!

Today Micah is 10 years old!!!

Micah is our oldest. He is an amazing gift from God that we are grateful for each and every day. God has blessed him with many wonderful gifts. He is very athletic, excelling in every physical activity on the planet. Micah has a great arm, runs super fast, and practices hard to get better at the sports he loves. Soccer and basketball are his favorite. Being the type A kid he is, he has a practice schedule that he developed for the summer to improve his endurance. He runs up and down the street each day to be ready for fall sports. This year he is giving football a try. We are confident that he will do an excellent job.



While many people admire his athletic ability, his heart also stands out from other boys his age. Micah desires to put others first the majority of the time. For example, today for his birthday dinner he gave me two options to choose from so that I could have the one I liked best. A couple months ago Kurt was out of town and I was trying to get Jonah in bed after dinner when Micah's love for me shown through. I came downstairs once Jonah was asleep to find all of the dinner dishes done, leftovers put away in the fridge, and all of Jonah's toys clean up. After I hugged him, Micah said he thought I needed some help with everything tonight. Super sweet!!!
Here is baby Micah! He was six years old here, so cute!!!


Micah will even allow his little sister to boss him around, so that she doesn't get in trouble. He is Hannah and Jonah's favorite playmate. Micah is eager to learn new things by visiting museums, reading, or helping with projects at home. He brainstorms ideas for how to help orphans in Ethiopia and hopes to raise money to buy toys for orphanages. We know that he can do anything God gives him the desire to do. Micah has shown how the darkness of this world can be overcome with a Christ filled heart.



Micah's favorite things:
Playing outside
Traveling (to San Diego)
Basketball
Soccer
Any sports
Reading
Social Studies
Math
Cheetahs
Tigers
Bella (our Great Dane)
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Hot Dogs
Root Beer
Church

Micah has developed a great sense of humor. We took this so it would look like he was peeing on the corn, I assure you he is not actually peeing. He did go through a phase when peeing outside was very exciting, however that has kinda of passed.



We love you Micah!!!