5. five. FIVE. F-I-V-E

I can hardly believe you are 5.  Its such a big number.  My baby boy is growing up way too fast.    

  How old are you? 5 What makes you happy?  Going outside. And, that's all. Who's your best friend? Barrett. What are you really good at?  Painting with real paint.  What's your favorite color? Red, like on my bicycle outside. What do you love to do? Ride my bike. What's your favorite thing to do with mom? Play games.  Like, puzzles. What's your favorite thing to do with dad?  Play on our playground out back. What's your favorite thing to do with your brother? We like to pack our backpacks and go on a trip. Where's your favorite place to go?  The Boat Show (Bass Pro Shop) What's your favorite sport?  Wrestling What's your favorite book?  All of my books. What's your favorite thing to eat?  Hot dogs, mac n cheese, bananas and cookies and candy! What's your least favorite thing to eat?  Corn (but you've never eaten corn) Where is your favorite place to eat?  I Hop because they have yummy pancakes. What's your favorite song? East Nashville Sky Lines and The Rodeo Song (Cruise by Florida Georgia Line). What's your favorite drink?   Apple juice. When you grow up what do you want to be?  A baseball player and a wrestler.   Coltie Reid- You are such a joy.  You are so full of energy yet a little timid at the same time. You are kindhearted, loving, snuggly, helpful, and shy. You love your brother and all of your family. You love to sing along with your favorite songs and you make us laugh with your silly stories. You are enjoying swim lessons (although you won't swim at the big pool) and your reading class.  You love to learn and you are even reading some readers from your reading class. We are so proud of all you are learning and who you are becoming. You are so special to us.    We celebrated your birthday by having a joint  party with your brother and a few close friends and family a few weeks ago but on your real birthday we wanted to celebrate you all day long! You wanted to have a water day in the back yard so we started out with donuts and then got the pool out early early before it go too hot out. You and your brother had fun splashing around. After a little swimming we had a surprise visitor.  Jackson and his mommy.  They stayed and played for a  little bit and afterwards and we headed to HEB to get a few things for your birthday gathering tonight.  We spent the rest of the day playing, hanging out and resting up.  My favorite part of the afternoon was the balloon fight!  Your birthday evening we met up with some of the family at Willies, your choice, because you wanted Power Aid with dinner.  You had your first Happy Birthday singing serenade by the Willies waitresses.  You wouldn't look up and didn't want to eat the ice cream they brought you but once we got home you said you liked having them sing to you.  After dinner we came home for presents and cookie cake. 

I had the best day celebrating you.  Today is a very very special day for mommy too because today is the day I become a mommy.  Something I always dreamed of being.  I can't imagine being anyone elses mommy!  I love you so very much!