Today is your 6th birthday! Typically, you look forward to your birthdays so much and count down several weeks ahead of time! This year with Disney World coming just a few days before, you haven't been as obsessed with turning 6 as you have in the past.
You were made for kindergarten. You have a love for learning and I can tell that the wheels are turning non-stop. Just last night as I was tucking you in, you were asking me "what times what equals 10?" So I told you that 5 X 2= 10 and then I could tell that you were processing it for a minute and then the light came on...."any number times two is just that number plus the same number!" You then proceeded to rattle off a bunch of examples and had a huge grin on your face. It has been so fun watching you learn to read this year. Hopefully soon you will be reading to Mya and Ivy!
Speaking of Mya and Ivy....you are a great big brother (when you want to be:) You and Mya are the best of buds and the worst of enemies. You have taught Mya so much about sports and video games and it has really come in handy for you because now you have someone to play with! You better watch out though, because she's getting close to beating you in some of the games! You are still afraid to go downstairs by yourself, but as long as someone is with you, you can play for hours. You and Mya are still sharing a room and you're on the top bunk. In another couple of years we will move the girls together and you can have your own room again. You have been asking a lot lately if you can have the "jumping bed" (aka trundle bed) back! Blankie still sleeps with you at night along with a nalgene bottle of ice water and a few stuffed animals.
Your favorite food is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, cheeseburgers, sesame chicken and pudding. You are not a huge pizza eater, you do not eat sauce of any kind, and you despise all things spicy. You have a really big appetite. Sometimes after a meal, you'll ask for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It reminds me a lot of your uncle Brian. Grandma Pat used to get so mad when she had the kitchen all cleaned up and then she'd have to start making Brian another meal! It just makes me smile because I know it's only the beginning. You have lost 5 teeth and the two top teeth are really loose right now so it won't be long until that toothless grin will be here:) You weigh 45.2 pounds, are 44 inches tall and wear size 13.5 shoes, size 6 slim jeans, and size 5/6 shirts.
You need some work on your responsibility. I think you've lost 3 sweatshirts, 2 pairs of gloves, 1 lunch box, 1 hat and one neck/face warmer so far this year. I take partial blame for this because I usually just take care of things for you if you forget. Your teacher told me that you don't push your chair in very often, and you leave sweatshirts on the carpet quite often. Those same things happen at home so we're working on them. The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree with this...I remember in 1st grade Sister Mary Brian hid my shoes from me for a whole day because I kept forgetting to put them on my chair when I left for the day! We also are working on you becoming a little bit less of a messy eater. No matter what we're having for dinner...part of it ends up on your shirt/pants every.single.day.
You have moved up to the second court in tennis so I am no longer your teacher. You're doing great and you love going to tennis. You played basketball this winter at the Y and it went pretty well. It was a little unorganized, but you had a smile on your face the entire time and even scored a basket on the last night! We were so proud of the fact that you were one of the only kids there who passed the ball to others. You are a really fast runner...I have a hard time catching you when we play tag. Balloon volleyball in the basement is a favorite of yours right now along with playing games and cards (war) and of course legos.
Your daddy loves to point out that you're a lot like me (ultra sensitive, know everyone's name, remember silly things, wicked backhand:) but you inherited a lot of your dad's good qualities (and looks:) as well. We love you so much and although we can't believe you're six years old already, we are excited to see what the future holds for you! Happy Birthday Lovie!
Love,
Mommy
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8 comments:
Tears Beth! Great post... He looks like he skipped 3 years in his 6 year old picture.
Awww, so sweet! He is such a neat little boy! Tell him Happy Birthday from us. I was laughing when I was reading this because Tate hasn't lost any teeth yet and they wear the same size shoes!
I love that you write these letters Beth! They are so sweet!! And I love sesame chicken too, yum :)
Just can't believe this little guy is already holding up two hands to tell us how old he is! Love you Max!
Just can't believe this little guy is already holding up two hands to tell us how old he is! Love you Max!
Beth, Thank you for all these wonderful stories! Max is an awesome young man. (I can't believe how advanced he is!)
Gramma Linda
I love your birthday posts. So very sweet!!! What a great kid he is!
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