September 27, 2011

• Seven Years Old

   

  Gabe turned seven on September 8.  The night of September 7, I was thoughtful, thinking about how seven years ago to that date, there were two Millers.  And now there are six Millers.  

  He was so tooootally excited about having a birthday.  He LOVES birthdays.  The actual day was very full already with school and a previously planned soccer practice in the evening, so his main choices involved the flavor of cupcakes for me to take to share with his class at lunch (chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, with chocolate, vanilla (cream cheese), and strawberry icing), the flavor of his cake for us to eat at supper (Pepperidge Farm Chocolate Fudge), his supper (macaroni and cheese), and a movie to watch (Mars Needs Moms).  

  I spent the morning decorating cupcakes I had stayed up late to bake the night before, and we ate lunch as a family with his class.  He chose that over me sending cupcakes in the morning. 

  

  

  Gabe lovin’ on the Layla sister.

  Tim overheard this conversation at the school that went something along these lines.  ”I’m seven now, so Israel, if you make butt jokes and try to get me to laugh, I’m not going to, because I’m seven.  And Zion, just so you know, if you try to get me to act silly, I won’t.  I’m seven.”  

  The afternoon of his birthday, Hurricane Lee passed through, and dumped 11 1/2 inches on us.  11 1/2 inches!!!!!!!!  The area behind us really flooded, but thankfully, we were high enough that the water only came into our yard, but not up to the house.  

  

  Gabe could hardly contain his impatience for us to be done with flood exploring so that he could come back and open his PRESENTS!!!!!!!

  

  Right now, Gabe loves life and loves people and loves laughter.  He loves to play Wii games and loves anything Star Wars, and enjoys pretending that he is fighting with a light saber with his brothers.  He loves Layla, and I often have to get him out of her face, because he gets right up in her face and covers her face with kisses.  He really enjoys his friends, and loves being in social settings.  He loves to make people laugh, and can go a bit silly-crazed sometimes, which he describes as a switch inside of him that sometimes he forgets to turn off.     (But he’s working on it.  For, after all, there is a time and a place for silliness. )  He doesn’t like serious talks very well, and will deflect with silliness.  He loves to draw and likes to draw books and make up stories to the pictures, which he has me write.  He really does have a good imagination.  Sometimes he goes off into Gabe-land, where he is totally in another element other than what is going on around him, and it can be hard to get his attention.  He loves presents.  He has a really good memory.  When I asked Tim what to remember about Gabe at age seven, he said “His cackle, his love of ninja moves, his inability to stop the world in his head from effecting the world out here.”   He often talks about “eating healthy” and will ask me if various food items are healthy to eat.  He enjoys playing with his neighbor buddies in the afternoons.  I know he isn’t feeling well if he is laying around in a chair crankily, because normally he is bee-bopping around busily. In sum, he is laid back, easy going, low demand, generally cheerful, sometimes petulant, often bossy towards his little brothers, very affectionate to Layla, LOOOOOVES technology, is talkative, is social, likes to draw.  

  

  I love you so much, Gabriel Timothy Miller.  I’m so glad you’re ours.

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