Judas turned five just last week and has graduated from preschool. We had a party for him and the 'klanna' school grandma got the honor of taking him into the children's dining room. We're so proud of him, but the part that made my eyes water was when the grandmas told me how much they will miss him.
100 things about 5 year old Judas Baer Kleinsasser.
1. Judas can spend hours playing quietly and alone with his little cars.
2. Judas loves to imitate his Dad.
3. Judas is a very sensitive person.
4. Judas enjoys collecting warms after the rain.
5. Judas likes to shower with his Dad.
6. Judas bats like a pro.
7. Judas loves sitting at the wheel with his Dad and steering home.
8. Judas enjoys cake and cream type desserts.
9. His favorite food is corn and knaddle.
10. Judas plays baseball with the older children.
11. Judas only cries when he is hurt badly or vary tired.
12. Judas is a big help to the ‘klanna’ school grandmas and they say they will miss him.
13. Judas’ best friends are Grace and Israel.
14. Judas loves playing in the snow.
15. Judas has a good since of humor.
16. Judas can catch a ball with ease.
17. Judas’ back name is from his mom’s side of the family.
18. Judas looks like his dad.
19. Judas likes watching himself in the mirror.
20. Judas can make a sommersault on the trampoline.
21. Judas can sing and is not shy when singing at the kitchen with the other kids.
22. Judas likes it when people watch him.
23. Judas waves at people.
24. Judas will answer when a stranger speaks to him.
25. Judas doesn’t mind his suspenders.
26. Judas is a considerate fellow and thinks of others.
27. Judas likes climbing trees.
28. Judas understands English but wants his stories in Hutterite.
29. Judas has many friends.
30. Judas loves having a marshmallow roast.
31. Judas can take disappointments well.
32. Judas seems to have enough self-esteem.
33. Judas understands which foods are healthy.
34. Judas has a good imagination.
35. Judas obeys his parents most of the time.
36. Judas loves watching videos, even the clips on computer.
37. Judas drinks a lot of water and a hardly any juice.
38. Judas slept in the room across from his parent’s in a tent for a month.
39. Judas can count to ther-ty-teen correctly.
40. Judas can write his name with help.
41. Judas can add two and two.
42. Judas can swim with a life jacket.
43. Judas is pretty careful and cautious.
44. Judas enjoys comic books.
45. Judas loves bible stories.
46. Judas never picks a fight or agitates others.
47. Judas can tell a long story.
48. Judas started rollerblading before he was two and has enjoyed it ever since.
49. Judas has had two bee stings in his life.
50. Judas respects older people.
51. Judas thinks board games like Trouble and Checkers are fun.
52. Judas likes to pick his nose.
53. Judas has mastered his relationship manners.
54. Judas likes to colour with someone.
54. Judas loves a ride with heavy equipment.
55. Judas helps his mom gather butterfly worms.
56. Judas loves ‘klanna’ school.
57. Judas needs lots of hugs and praise.
58. Judas recognizes numbers.
59. Judas knows a lot of colors and loves playing ‘I spy, I spy.’
60. Judas’ favourite color was blue but is now red and he also likes green.
61. Judas is kind to others.
62. Judas has too many toys and wants more.
63. Judas loves being babysat by Audrey and Joni.
64. Judas loves helping his dad at the turkey barn.
65. Judas gets a great kick out of playing with his fathers whoopee cushion.
66. Judas prays in a grateful way.
67. Judas’ smile lights up his whole face.
68. Judas laughs easily and catches a joke pretty fast.
69. Judas likes dogs.
70. Judas can write pretend letters to people.
71. Judas was born on the longest day of the year.
72. Judas enjoys laughing at his younger brother.
73. Judas doesn’t like naps.
74. Judas is entertained by books.
75. Judas has had tree grandfathers and five grandmothers.
76. Judas now has three grandfathers and tree grandmothers.
77. Judas knows a few prayers by heart.
78. Judas loves skating and playing hockey either on ice or on the floor.
79. Judas likes French fries.
80. Judas is a little bit shy around strangers.
81. Judas never curses or swears or calls people names.
82. Judas likes to eat a lot of junk food and does not prefer fruits.
83. Judas is everybody’s sweetheart.
84. Judas is a good sport.
85. Judas is a chatterbox.
86. Judas minds his own business.
87. Judas loves to wrestle and be tickled.
88. Judas can share his toys with Hans but would rather play by himself.
89. Judas doesn’t become loud and obnoxious when we have visitors.
90. Judas is ---------tall, and weighs 40 pounds.
91. He has had ear ache, whooping cough, chicken ‘pops,’ and stepped into a rusty nail.
92. He loves listening to his grandma and Victor tell stories on tape.
93. Judas likes all his babysitters and ‘klann’ school grandmas.
94. Judas says that Jesus lives in his heart and he loves to pray in there too.
95. Judas spends a lot of time at Aunt Melinda’s house with his cousins.
96. Judas wants to know why.
97. Judas has patience and can wait with ease.
98. Judas has learned to use buttons and zippers.
99. Judas will remember and tell us what he dreamed.
100. Judas is a gift from God.
The struggle of the week has been to try to keep positive, why does it take so much effort to see the good? I'd love it if you could just inherit a positive outlook, but noooo, it has to be cultivated. It's easy to slid into the habit of the half empty glass, and I guess it's a personal choice of what you want to see. My rose colored glasses aren't always reality ether but they sure keep me hopeful and happier and the energy exerted to ware them is well worth it.
Speaking of keeping positive and grateful, we watched a couple tornadoes tare across our sky, and one touched down just four miles from the colony. We were already gathering in the kitchen basement like we do in some of my worst nightmares. Judas was so scared you could hardly pry his hands apart because he was praying. We prayed together for our safty and that we could rest our fears and stayed in the basement just to miss all the action. He kept asking me to sing and it really helped drown out the sound of the wind but he was comforted by it.
100 things about 5 year old Judas Baer Kleinsasser.
1. Judas can spend hours playing quietly and alone with his little cars.
2. Judas loves to imitate his Dad.
3. Judas is a very sensitive person.
4. Judas enjoys collecting warms after the rain.
5. Judas likes to shower with his Dad.
6. Judas bats like a pro.
7. Judas loves sitting at the wheel with his Dad and steering home.
8. Judas enjoys cake and cream type desserts.
9. His favorite food is corn and knaddle.
10. Judas plays baseball with the older children.
11. Judas only cries when he is hurt badly or vary tired.
12. Judas is a big help to the ‘klanna’ school grandmas and they say they will miss him.
13. Judas’ best friends are Grace and Israel.
14. Judas loves playing in the snow.
15. Judas has a good since of humor.
16. Judas can catch a ball with ease.
17. Judas’ back name is from his mom’s side of the family.
18. Judas looks like his dad.
19. Judas likes watching himself in the mirror.
20. Judas can make a sommersault on the trampoline.
21. Judas can sing and is not shy when singing at the kitchen with the other kids.
22. Judas likes it when people watch him.
23. Judas waves at people.
24. Judas will answer when a stranger speaks to him.
25. Judas doesn’t mind his suspenders.
26. Judas is a considerate fellow and thinks of others.
27. Judas likes climbing trees.
28. Judas understands English but wants his stories in Hutterite.
29. Judas has many friends.
30. Judas loves having a marshmallow roast.
31. Judas can take disappointments well.
32. Judas seems to have enough self-esteem.
33. Judas understands which foods are healthy.
34. Judas has a good imagination.
35. Judas obeys his parents most of the time.
36. Judas loves watching videos, even the clips on computer.
37. Judas drinks a lot of water and a hardly any juice.
38. Judas slept in the room across from his parent’s in a tent for a month.
39. Judas can count to ther-ty-teen correctly.
40. Judas can write his name with help.
41. Judas can add two and two.
42. Judas can swim with a life jacket.
43. Judas is pretty careful and cautious.
44. Judas enjoys comic books.
45. Judas loves bible stories.
46. Judas never picks a fight or agitates others.
47. Judas can tell a long story.
48. Judas started rollerblading before he was two and has enjoyed it ever since.
49. Judas has had two bee stings in his life.
50. Judas respects older people.
51. Judas thinks board games like Trouble and Checkers are fun.
52. Judas likes to pick his nose.
53. Judas has mastered his relationship manners.
54. Judas likes to colour with someone.
54. Judas loves a ride with heavy equipment.
55. Judas helps his mom gather butterfly worms.
56. Judas loves ‘klanna’ school.
57. Judas needs lots of hugs and praise.
58. Judas recognizes numbers.
59. Judas knows a lot of colors and loves playing ‘I spy, I spy.’
60. Judas’ favourite color was blue but is now red and he also likes green.
61. Judas is kind to others.
62. Judas has too many toys and wants more.
63. Judas loves being babysat by Audrey and Joni.
64. Judas loves helping his dad at the turkey barn.
65. Judas gets a great kick out of playing with his fathers whoopee cushion.
66. Judas prays in a grateful way.
67. Judas’ smile lights up his whole face.
68. Judas laughs easily and catches a joke pretty fast.
69. Judas likes dogs.
70. Judas can write pretend letters to people.
71. Judas was born on the longest day of the year.
72. Judas enjoys laughing at his younger brother.
73. Judas doesn’t like naps.
74. Judas is entertained by books.
75. Judas has had tree grandfathers and five grandmothers.
76. Judas now has three grandfathers and tree grandmothers.
77. Judas knows a few prayers by heart.
78. Judas loves skating and playing hockey either on ice or on the floor.
79. Judas likes French fries.
80. Judas is a little bit shy around strangers.
81. Judas never curses or swears or calls people names.
82. Judas likes to eat a lot of junk food and does not prefer fruits.
83. Judas is everybody’s sweetheart.
84. Judas is a good sport.
85. Judas is a chatterbox.
86. Judas minds his own business.
87. Judas loves to wrestle and be tickled.
88. Judas can share his toys with Hans but would rather play by himself.
89. Judas doesn’t become loud and obnoxious when we have visitors.
90. Judas is ---------tall, and weighs 40 pounds.
91. He has had ear ache, whooping cough, chicken ‘pops,’ and stepped into a rusty nail.
92. He loves listening to his grandma and Victor tell stories on tape.
93. Judas likes all his babysitters and ‘klann’ school grandmas.
94. Judas says that Jesus lives in his heart and he loves to pray in there too.
95. Judas spends a lot of time at Aunt Melinda’s house with his cousins.
96. Judas wants to know why.
97. Judas has patience and can wait with ease.
98. Judas has learned to use buttons and zippers.
99. Judas will remember and tell us what he dreamed.
100. Judas is a gift from God.
The struggle of the week has been to try to keep positive, why does it take so much effort to see the good? I'd love it if you could just inherit a positive outlook, but noooo, it has to be cultivated. It's easy to slid into the habit of the half empty glass, and I guess it's a personal choice of what you want to see. My rose colored glasses aren't always reality ether but they sure keep me hopeful and happier and the energy exerted to ware them is well worth it.
Speaking of keeping positive and grateful, we watched a couple tornadoes tare across our sky, and one touched down just four miles from the colony. We were already gathering in the kitchen basement like we do in some of my worst nightmares. Judas was so scared you could hardly pry his hands apart because he was praying. We prayed together for our safty and that we could rest our fears and stayed in the basement just to miss all the action. He kept asking me to sing and it really helped drown out the sound of the wind but he was comforted by it.
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Now that was interesting to read! Love to read how your little guys are doing.
I was @ Mary's [GA] this past Sunday. Was so nice and refreshing, and SPECIAL to visit with her. Should do it more often.
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