All about Agendo...Happy 8th Birthday!!!

For the last 8 months Agendo has talked about his birthday. He has practiced saying the date, March 23, which took some time (23rd is kind-of hard for him to say). He has learned SO MUCH since he has been home and he is a very smart little fella, but the concept of time (all calendar words) have been very difficult. He has struggled to learn the days of the week and the months of the year. So in anticipating his birthday he has regularly asked, "it's now?"

Finally...we were able to say..."Yes...It is now!!" :-) He is a silly boy and he certainly knows how old he is, but when people ask him in front of me he will smile and make up a number, usually 15 (which he skips when counting ALMOST every time!)

He did not make a single gift request for his birthday, but he did request a caramel cake. My mom had a caramel cake at her house the first time he visited after we came home. It was the first cake he had in America and it is certainly his favorite. It has no cool decorations or theme, but he didn't ask for any of that. He just wanted a caramel cake, which sounds like camel cake when he says it so it took me a little while to figure out what he was requesting.We plan to have a little celebration with the cousins tomorrow and it will have a Batman theme and cake, but I'm sure he will resort back to his favorite.


A little about Agendo:

-Possibly the hardest working kid I know

-Likes to be in charge (working on channeling that in the right direction)

-Likes to please people (he LOVES his teacher)

-Has a HUGE servant's heart...finds fulfillment in helping

-Has great leadership skills