Mr. Scott

In a month from today, Scott will be turning 3 years old! His wants for his birthday are ever changing, and his list is constantly growing. Most of the items he is requesting are trains. He is VERY into the Thomas trains right now. He's even suggested that Natalie receive a few trains for her birthday, as well. What a thoughtful big brother!

Within the last few weeks, we have noticed that Scott has gotten a lot better with entertaining himself and playing independently. Jon thinks it's because Natalie is much more of a busy body and our attention has been pulled more toward her. I like to think that Scott is just maturing. Regardless of the reason, it has been wonderful and amusing to overhear him playing all by himself!

He helped Jon build a couple of things with wood in the garage and loved it! It was like Bob the Builder LIVE! Being the cautious soul that he is, he made sure to cover his ears whenever Jon used his saw or air compressor.



He told us that his truck started leaking "trunk" oil and that he needed to take it to a mechanic. There have been too many quotes from him that have made me laugh lately. I usually jot them down and tell Jon when he gets home from work at night.

Today, we were playing in the basement when Scott needed to run upstairs for a Kleenex. He started to head up, but then came back down to very seriously ask me if I would baby-sit Natalie while he was away. I told him that I thought I could manage to keep an eye on her for a couple of minutes. :)

Guess who apparently discovered my camera? When I went to download my pictures, I discovered about 20 shots of the computer printer, floor, and the culprit. He even took about five video clips of these items, as well. I'm not sure where on earth his mother was when all this was going on. Since my camera still seems to work properly, I was able to laugh at my finding!


I always used to think that I'd want my babies to stay small forever, but I am loving interacting with my soon-to-be 3 year old. It's fun to have conversations with him and to teach him things. He was asking me the other day, "So did God put eyes in me to make me?" and "Does God forgive Mommy? Natalie? Daddy? Grandma? Grandpa?" ...the list went on and on... It's so special, and admittedly, somewhat intimidating, to have these small spiritual conversations with Scott. I want so much to be able to answer his questions in a way that makes sense to him, yet is biblically accurate. It takes thinking through each line or phrase and then anticipating his next question. We pray daily that Scott's heart will be open to the Lord and that he will come to know Christ as his Savior.

Enough for now!