Jackson at 5

Wow! I can hardly believe that Jackson has turned 5 years old. It literally seems like just yesterday that he was a little toddler busying himself around the house all day long. Here are some of the things that he has learned to do at 5...he dresses himself(totally- even chooses his own clothes), brushes his teeth, puts his shoes and socks on, picks up his room, helps set the table, puts away laundry, rides his two wheel bike, drives his 4 wheeler by himself, does front flips and bumsies on the tramp, skiis without an edgie wedgie, goes to preschool, knows all of letters by site and their sound and he can also write them, can count to 100, plays soccer, cand do a headstand, can bat the ball from a pitcher, rides his scooter, gets himself a drink, showers himself, chooses healthy snacks from the pantry, uses pens pencils and markers responsibly, can cut with scissors in a straight line on a line... I know this isn't everything but I think it is a pretty big list and I am so proud of him everyday. He has such a great imagination... he loves building things with his legos and playing with them all day long. He can keep himself entertained for hours with just a couple of lego guys. It is so fun to hear him play. He also loves Harry Potter- and he made a really cute Harry Potter for Halloween...His costume suited him perfectly. He is also a great older brother to Rylan- he can help me hold her and he feeds her a bottle or gets her binky for her when we are riding in the car. He is really inquisitive- he is always asking me questions that seem to be way beyond what a 5 year old should be thinking about. And of course I cannot forget funny- he makes us laugh all of the time. He is so kind and caring- especially when any of us are hurt or sad. We are so thankful for him and the love that he gives to us everyday. To celebrate his birthday with friends we let him take some of his best buddies swimming at the clearfield aquatic center then out to eat at artic circle. They had so much fun. I am glad that he has such good friends. His birthday began with Mo taking him out to breakfast... which is still his very favorite meal of the day. In the afternoon he got to go birthday shopping with his grandpa Vogt... whom he absolutely adors and I know that the feeling is mutual. Then at night we went to eat at Mcgraths fish house because Jackson wanted to go eat seafood... yes he loves seafood... he ate his whole plate of shrimp...he even loves sushi if you can imagine that. He is actually a really good eater- he always eats whatever is on his plate as long as he is hungry- even his vegetables and he usually eats them first. After dinner he wanted to go to the Syracuse Fun Center bouncy house which is so fun...they also have an area with 6 trampolines hooked together. Jackson and Benton had so much fun there. Then it was home for cake and ice cream. We hope that Jackson had a great day- I know that we did... love ya Jacks