7 years

i know that february is busy. i prepare mentally for it. but i must admit february of 2012 took everything out of me. we had a great valentine's day, but just a few days later we threw a spy party for isaiah.

here is matt with our trainees. he is explaining the obstacle course where we were testing their agility. my favorite part about this time was as matt was explaining this he told them that he would demonstrate because, 'he was the only one who was a super agent spy.' at this point, one of the party attenders piped up and said, 'well...and my dad too right?' this little guy's dad flies cobra helicopters in the military and actually led the initial push into fallujah. matt and i laughed hysterically when joshua said this...yes joshua, your daddy is for real.


when we were done testing them they were all given a sheet with pictures of objects in the neighborhood. as a spy they were supposed to always be aware of their surroundings. i meant this to be just a simple cool down as we headed back to the house. but they were so excited about this activity - working as a team they were done in minutes.


we came home to weapons training. they were paired up and shot nerf darts at the glass door with a target drawn on. we went several rounds in this as the boys could not get enough...until we were told a double agent had planted a bomb in the house that we had to shut down.


we told them they had 12 minutes to have the buzzer hit 8 times in order to turn the bomb off. we set the bomb in the back bedroom and put a taboo buzzer in front of it. each attendee had to get through the hall of lasers without being touched.


once the bomb was turned off we had to take it in the backyard to destroy it. this bomb however was filled with treats!


it was a lot of fun to celebrate isaiah and his turning 7. and he is worth the celebrating. his wit, his sensitivity, his leadership, his care for others, his love for Jesus, his endless amount of energy. as he continues to grow i continue to be overwhelmed with all that he is, and the joy and blessing it is to get to live life with him.