Dear O,
You are fantastically crazy. All.the.time. Your little body holds so much personality there's not enough time in the day to let you get it all out. It's really a sight in and of itself.
We celebrated your birthday at a church here in town that has some tubes to play in. We had Luke's birthday at the same place and then you were a little scared to climb into any of the tubes and really just played on the baby toys. It's amazing how six months made you so brave! For your birthday you climbed right in and followed Luke around to get the feel for everything and then there was no stopping you. Your birthday was a Bubble Guppy theme. Your cake (which you requested) was all done up so cute, and then you wouldn't eat a bite. I knew we should've just gotten a big bowl of ice cream for you :)
We are a few short days away from welcoming your new baby sister into our family and you did have a little breakdown about her arrival. While we were in the car one morning you started crying because the baby wasn't going to be a boy like you. You were distraught and I'm sorry, but I thought it was hilarious. And you insist that her name is going to be 'daddy'. We'll see how you really feel when she comes home and doesn't leave.
You have this really terrible habit of putting your hand down your pants. It's constantly a fight with you. You go to sleep that way, wake up that way, walk around that way. It's ridiculous, but apparently it's natural for little boys. I've had enough of it though.
I think your favorite activity (other than the pre mentioned habit) is wrestling with your brother. You and he can wrestle until someone gets hurt and then start right back again. I'm so glad you and Luke are so close, it's really sweet to watch you hold hands across the parking lot, give hugs and kisses before you go your separate way at school and at night before bedtime. I love the way y'all come up with games to play, work together to do puzzles and 'cook' and just enjoy each other's company. Most of the time.
You're a great eater and typically try new things without too much of a fight. You really aren't a bread fan, but you can definitely put away some Red Lobster biscuits. You like egg rolls, lo mien, hot dogs, hamburgers, peas, green beans, mexican rice, quesadillas, chips, grapes, bananas and the list just keeps going. We really love that you're so willing to eat!
We love you our little 3 year old maniac. To the moon and back.
Mom and Dad
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Letter to my 5 year old
Dear Luke,
We celebrated your fifth birthday and you had such a fun time! We had your party at the 1st Nazarene Church play land. It's a big area with tubes and slides and you and your friends had a great time playing for almost two hours straight! You got lots of Transformers and your birthday was Transformers theme. You liked to tell people it was a grown-up transformers party because we couldn't find any Rescue Bot transformer party things. On your actual birthday you decided you wanted to eat at iHop. M, Pa and Grandma came, too. You loved all the attention.
On the morning of your birthday you woke up and told me you were ready for Kindergarten. You were pretty disappointed when I explained that you had to wait for the new school year to start.
You are so incredibly smart. You're learning to sound out words. You know your address, my phone number, everyone's first and last names, you know how to add and match and draw and all sorts of things! You love school and your teacher in your pre-K program, Mrs. Amanda, says that you always know the answers. We are all seriously impressed with how much you know.
You love playing games. For Christmas you got a Zingo! game that you love playing with me and Owen. You love playing Disney Twister and matching games. You also love Tic Tac Toe and puzzles. Every time you win, you say 'Wow! I'm lucky!'. I love it. You love wrestling with your dad. It amazes me at how rough you and Owen are with your dad, but he loves it. He jumps on the trampoline with you and bounces you all over. You laugh and laugh and ask to do it over and over. You have such fun in whatever it is you're doing.
We take you and Owen to the library every Tuesday night. They have bedtime stories with cookies and milk afterwards. The librarian always reads the funniest books and you love it. Reading books is one of your favorite things. Before we go to the library we go eat at Chik fil A or iHop. You and Owen love it. On Wednesday nights you go to gymnastics. I pick you up from school, but before I come get you I stop and pick up a Sprite and tater tots from Sonic. You also love gymnastics. You bounce from spot to spot, love jumping in the foam pit and whatever else they do to work with you. We thought about putting you in t-ball, but there was a chance it would interfere with gymnastics and you just love it too much to risk missing it.
You're going to be a big brother again! You are adamant that the baby is a girl. Whenever we mention boy names you say, 'It's a not boy! He's a girl!' If this baby turns out to be a boy I know you'll be very disappointed. But I know that you'll be a terrific big brother to this baby, just like you are with Owen.
Your favorite colors are now red and green. You recently changed your mind from blue and orange. Also, you recently told me that your favorite days are Christmas and beach days. I have to say, I agree.
We moved a few months ago and it's taken a while for you to really adjust. The first little bit you were scared to sleep in your new room. This house is bigger than where we did live and it took a little time for you to get accustomed to your new room. You had an even harder time adjusting to our new church. I felt so bad dropping you off in Primary with tears streaming down your cheeks. I know it was hard, it was hard on me. We both sat outside on the steps one Sunday and cried together. But now we're adjusting and you're getting used to church it's becoming a lot easier.
I love to see how you grow each day. You just have the best personality and love to play. You make friends easily and are really becoming independent. I can't believe you are already FIVE!
We love you…to infinity and beyond.
Mom and Dad
We celebrated your fifth birthday and you had such a fun time! We had your party at the 1st Nazarene Church play land. It's a big area with tubes and slides and you and your friends had a great time playing for almost two hours straight! You got lots of Transformers and your birthday was Transformers theme. You liked to tell people it was a grown-up transformers party because we couldn't find any Rescue Bot transformer party things. On your actual birthday you decided you wanted to eat at iHop. M, Pa and Grandma came, too. You loved all the attention.
On the morning of your birthday you woke up and told me you were ready for Kindergarten. You were pretty disappointed when I explained that you had to wait for the new school year to start.
You are so incredibly smart. You're learning to sound out words. You know your address, my phone number, everyone's first and last names, you know how to add and match and draw and all sorts of things! You love school and your teacher in your pre-K program, Mrs. Amanda, says that you always know the answers. We are all seriously impressed with how much you know.
You love playing games. For Christmas you got a Zingo! game that you love playing with me and Owen. You love playing Disney Twister and matching games. You also love Tic Tac Toe and puzzles. Every time you win, you say 'Wow! I'm lucky!'. I love it. You love wrestling with your dad. It amazes me at how rough you and Owen are with your dad, but he loves it. He jumps on the trampoline with you and bounces you all over. You laugh and laugh and ask to do it over and over. You have such fun in whatever it is you're doing.
We take you and Owen to the library every Tuesday night. They have bedtime stories with cookies and milk afterwards. The librarian always reads the funniest books and you love it. Reading books is one of your favorite things. Before we go to the library we go eat at Chik fil A or iHop. You and Owen love it. On Wednesday nights you go to gymnastics. I pick you up from school, but before I come get you I stop and pick up a Sprite and tater tots from Sonic. You also love gymnastics. You bounce from spot to spot, love jumping in the foam pit and whatever else they do to work with you. We thought about putting you in t-ball, but there was a chance it would interfere with gymnastics and you just love it too much to risk missing it.
You're going to be a big brother again! You are adamant that the baby is a girl. Whenever we mention boy names you say, 'It's a not boy! He's a girl!' If this baby turns out to be a boy I know you'll be very disappointed. But I know that you'll be a terrific big brother to this baby, just like you are with Owen.
Your favorite colors are now red and green. You recently changed your mind from blue and orange. Also, you recently told me that your favorite days are Christmas and beach days. I have to say, I agree.
We moved a few months ago and it's taken a while for you to really adjust. The first little bit you were scared to sleep in your new room. This house is bigger than where we did live and it took a little time for you to get accustomed to your new room. You had an even harder time adjusting to our new church. I felt so bad dropping you off in Primary with tears streaming down your cheeks. I know it was hard, it was hard on me. We both sat outside on the steps one Sunday and cried together. But now we're adjusting and you're getting used to church it's becoming a lot easier.
I love to see how you grow each day. You just have the best personality and love to play. You make friends easily and are really becoming independent. I can't believe you are already FIVE!
We love you…to infinity and beyond.
Mom and Dad
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