Il Sette Bello

 

Since most people don't know what Il Sette Bello is, its The Beautiful Seven. It's an Italian card game that gets its name from the card it revolves around- the Seven of Coins which is also called Il Sette Bello. I thought it was a good title for this post since Seven seems to be an age that fits Leif perfectly. He has always been sweet and thoughtful, but in the last few months, he has become even more so, quickly doing what is asked of him and looking for ways that he can help out. 

This beautiful boy turned 7 today and is a delight to have around. Leif loves music and is a deep thinker. Leif rarely asks questions though- instead he carefully curates his own thoughts, comes up with a thesis, and presents it to us as fact then waits to see how we respond. He then changes his thesis based off of our responses. 

We started our day with chocolate waffles, as is our tradition, then all the kids spent the rest of the day playing with his presents. We had some family friends over for dinner and pumpkin pie and Austin actually came home for the evening- something that doesn't happen all too often lately with how busy he is. Here are some photos I got of Leif followed by his birthday interview. 

(please note that Trevor's Chrismas PJs haven't arrived by mail yet, so he's the only one not wearing them- he's naked most of the time anyway unless I battle with him to keep clothes on)

(we discovered several years ago that the word life has the same letters as Leif's name, so we cut them out of the cereal box and stuck them in his pie :)

 

Who is your favorite person? Natalie

What is your favorite color? Orange

What is your favorite thing to watch on TV? Minecraft (not really watching since its a video game, but by far his favorite thing to do that involves a screen)

What is your favorite outfit? Christmas Snoopy Pajamas (he says this now because he and Asher lived in these PJs last Christmas season until I put them away for the year, and they were so excited when I got them out again with the Christmas stuff. But in reality, the outfit he loves most is his yellow bear shirt-pictured above- or complete camo which he got from my dad)

What song do you like the best? If You Could Hie to Kolob (he taught himself to play this on the piano after he found out that its his grandfather's favorite hymn)

What is your favorite cereal? Cheerios

Who is your best friend? Asher

What do you want to do when your grow up? Be an astronaut (this kid loves all things space)

What is your favorite book? The Happy Hollisters (he just got these books for his birthday, but he has read a few excerpts from them which is why he asked for them for his birthday)

What are you really good at? Playing the piano (he loves to practice and often works at it much longer than I ask him to)

Where do you wish you could go on vacation? Colorado

What would you buy if you had a lot of money? A Taj Mahal Lego Set (He's had his eye on this since we learned about the Taj Mahal a couple months ago. Its a very advanced set, but he and Asher have done hard ones before, so I'm sure he could do it . . . if he had a lot of money)

What is your favorite dinner? Chicken Rolls

If you could have a wish, what would it be? To be able to pull whatever I want out of the air

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Mint Chocolate Chip-the green kind

Who do you want to be like? Our Dad

What do you like to do with your friends? Play outside

What do you hope you'll get to do before your next birthday? Have fun

What is your favorite thing to do? Look into a microscope (he just got this today, but apparently it trumps all for fun)

What are you proud of? Reading

What are you afraid of? Lava

What is Mom's favorite thing to do? Take care of us

How strong is Dad? Really strong

What does Dad do best? Work

What does Mom do best? Take care of us

What do you like best about Dad? He takes care of our family

What do you like best about Mom? She makes cookies