Six is Sweet

This child of ours is the rule breaker. He has no limits and fears little at this age. Ian Luke Dawson enjoys all the goodness in life and takes it by the reins with joy. Ian is also our sensitive spirit one. This past spring when we went to pick him up from Awana one evening, we found him crying and hard to console. Come to find out, they had been popping balloons as part of the game for the evening and it had been too much for him to take. He slept in our bed that night, tightly wrapped between us. Those tender hearted ones love having a good time but also enjoy quiet.


He is also one who loves a good joke, anything that involves earning money and food as the constant. Bring a pizza or some chocolate cake and he will be your friend forever. He talks with a slight lisp, which is insanely cute...and he is NOT a morning person. You will usually find him coming down the stairs, wrapped in a blanket with his hair disheveled and ready to sit down to a warm meal.



Ian loves to wear "fancy" clothes as he calls them and this mama heart will take it for as long as I can! He looks up to his brother constantly and would never say no to cuddles on the couch.


Part of his middle name means "Light Giving" and this is oh so true! He brings so much light, uniqueness and delight to our little family, Happy Sixth Birthday Ian, we love you so!

On to our annual interview (you can find previous years here):

What is your favorite color? Red

What is your favorite toy? The headphones (he recently received them at Awana!)

What is your favorite fruit? Orange

What is your favorite TV show? Home Improvement

What is your favorite shirt? The square one with red and white

What is your favorite game? Risk

What is your favorite snack? Pizza

What is your favorite animal? A Zebra and Cheetah

What is your favorite song? Can't Stop The Feeling

What is your favorite book? Star Wars

What is your favorite cereal? The pirate one (Ben in the background says: "OH MY GOSH...that's full of msg")

What is your favorite drink? Soda

What is your favorite holiday? My Birthday

Who is your best friend? Ben

What do you like to do outside? Skateboarding

What do you like to take to bed with you? Teddy Bear

What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Cupcakes, root beer, pizza and cake

What do you want to be when you grow up? A ninja turtle and a firefighter too

What color are your eyes? Brown

What color is your hair? Brown

He then proceeded to beg us to ask this question, What is your favorite dessert? 

Apple cider and cake and root beer and cupcakes and soda and cake again and cake again and ice cream too!!