I took these photos on his 6th birthday, two weeks ago now. I haven't been taking as many photos of the kids lately, and these photos make me want to change that. I also love them because he's sitting on the playground, which he transformed into a jungle. He was quite thorough with this project, as with all his projects.
Kai really wanted a dragon birthday this year. He's loved dragons for awhile. He particularly loves the movie How to Train Your Dragon and also loves listening to Eli tell stories from The Hobbit. When I asked what he wanted on his cake this year, he was very specific: "A dragon sitting on a pile of treasure inside a cave." After heaving a sigh, I starting crafting how to fulfill that desire.
I was lucky enough to find gold chocolate coins in a specialty store in Nairobi, then I drew this picture to work with. All in all, it turned out rather well.
Birthdays are important to me. I want them to feel special, and because of that I'm willing to go out of my way to make them so. Even before we had kids I made a point to celebrate birthdays well. Eli once told me that he didn't enjoy his birthday much until he married me - and that's because I showed him how wonderful birthdays can be!
So doing this dragon cake for Kai was an outpouring of my desire to make his birthday feel special. And thankfully I succeeded because he was pretty pleased with this cake!
Shortly before his birthday I was able to find these dragons at a toy store in Nairobi. I didn't know stuff like this could be found in Kenya, but we're finding more and more stuff available in Nairobi with each passing year. It's really amazing what we can get here now. I mean, dragon toys! In Kenya! Woohoo!
So we had a great birthday celebration, and I am so thankful. Our Kai Guy is the most beautiful kid. He is creative and energetic. He is a fast and curious learner, way ahead of his age as far as school is concerned. He is messy beyond belief but also the best helper I could hope for. He loves silly things and laughs easily. He loves snuggling up with a book and he loves drawing. He makes sure to give me "Kai squeezes" every day because he is thoughtful and he knows I need them. He is rather active and plays outside in the dirt and water like it's his job, unless he's literally climbing up the side of our house (which we've found him doing the past couple weeks). He is brave and willing to try new things, but also shy around new people at first. And he's a deep thinker. Kai has a lot of questions and thoughts about God. Recently he whispered in my ear, "We're like rags, and Jesus has to squeeze the sin out of us" - which he thought of all on his own. A couple days ago he wanted to know if dinosaurs lived before or after Bible Times, and if before, then why did they eat meat, before sin entered the world? His mind is always thinking, always wondering, always processing. He is such a beautiful kid! We are incredibly proud of him and so thankful we get to call this God-loving, God-fearing child our son. Our lives are infinitely better because of him.
We love you, Kai!
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