Shabbat Wine and Half Birthdays 20/31 #sol17

“Did I grow bigger on my half birthday mama?”

“Maybe bud! You grow a little bit all the time, that’s mostly how growing works. People don’t only grow on their birthdays bud.”

“Oh, okay mama!” my now four and a half year old kiddo replied in a sing songy voice.

These are the conversations, statements, questions that are so precious and so very fleeting. This is the stuff none of us will remember much of unless we write it down or retell it over and over again. This mornings quick conversation about growing was almost as cute as the one that occurred this weekend.

Micah drew a quick scribble of a picture Friday night after we lit the Shabbat candles and right before we sat down to dinner. He then began putting his shoes on and I asked him, “What are you doing? Where are you going?” He responded that he wanted to give the drawing to our next door neighbors. His dad and I urged him to give it to them in the morning and to come sit down with us for dinner.

The next morning arrived and I asked Micah if he wanted to go deliver the drawing. As he got his light up star wars shoes and a sweatshirt on, I asked him what he drew for them. He very matter of factly said that he drew wine “because people sometimes drink wine on Shabbat.” This totally cracked me up because I have not had wine for Shabbat in over ten months so he did not learn that from me. Maybe the lessons at Sunday school are setting in. It also made me chuckle at how sweet and innocent his understanding of people’s differences and religion in general is. Our neighbors are definitely not Jewish, yet they very graciously accepted his drawing and thanked him with huge smiles.

Just like my big boy is growing physically taller a bit here and there and not just on his birthday or half birthday, he is also growing smarter and more aware and likely losing this innocence a little bit at a time without our even realizing it. Thus I vow to document these moments as much as I can!