Happy 5th birthday, John David

Happy birthday to my little man, John David.  Today you are 5 and such a cute 5 year old you are!  Mommy and Daddy are so lucky to have you in our lives.  You are so much fun and you teach us so much.  Your smile lights up the room, your laugh is contagious and your generosity is so natural.

You have all of us cracking up.  You are such a funny kid.  Grandpa thinks you're going to be the class clown.  You're always making these funny faces and sounds and you love a good knock knock joke!

I was looking at my birthday post from last year and a lot of it is the same.  I was looking at your favorite foods and while I have some to add, you still enjoy all of the food you ate last year.  You still like your blankets a certain way on your bed at bedtime and you still change your nightly routine.  You love balls, throwing, catching, rolling, kicking, shooting, all things balls.  And you still love to make pancakes with grandma and make daddy and me our morning coffee.

You love tacos!  Last year it was cheese roll ups, and now it's tacos, with meat, cheese and sour cream!  And you can eat!  You like the rice that goes with the tacos.  Let's talk about your sandwiches!  You like and I still think this is gross, Mayo, mustard and cheese sandwiches!  EWWWW.  Put that turkey back on ;-)  Sometimes, you'll eat the turkey, sometimes you don't, I guess it all depends on the mood you're in.  You love love love daddy's cheeseburgers (I agree, they are the best in the world), spaghetti, sausage, brats.  I make crunchy pork and chicken and you stick your nose up at it, but once you eat one piece, you say you like it.  You just gotta try it and if you don't want it, that's fine, but just try it!  You never know, you just may love it.

This year, t-ball is going to be awesome.  Last year was awesome!  But I swear, you just have a way with the balls.  We can play catch and that is so much fun!  And the best part is daddy is going to be a coach!  Woot woot!  And I can't wait for you to open up Austin's present to you.  Spoiler alert, it's a big boy bat.  One you can bring to t-ball.  And we got you sports bedding.  After all when we move next month, your room is all ready a sports room, so it's perfect for you!  I can write this because, one you won't be seeing this before you open your present after school and 2 you can't read quite yet.

But you know all of your letters and numbers and are starting to read words here and there.  You have been having fun playing sight word bingo and the new game grandma got for you and Austin, Zingo!

You love playing games on the computer at school, and my phone and i pad.  You have been playing daddy at Mini Golf on the phone.  That game is quite addicting!  I've been playing it too.  You like playing I spy, and Morgan taught us a new car game too.  Alphabet, where you look out the car and look for things that start with the letters in the alphabet. I rocked it ;-)  and you will too!  Grandma got you Don't break the ice so that will be fun.  And let's not forget about Infinity with all of your guys.  You and Austin love playing together and I think  know daddy loves watching you!

You are going to have a bunch of nicknames.  We call you John David, or John, then you have JD, Johnny, Johnny boy blue, Johnny Longsleeves (why, because you always want to wear longsleeves, even now that it's hot outside), the names keep coming.   I really miss when Austin called you on babid.  And then of course, I miss when you called Austin, utin.  You boys are really growing before our eyes.

You love making things and coloring.  You like putting your letters in envelopes and giving them to us.  You like taping your pictures to the wall.  I think instead of bedding for your room, we should have gotten you tape and paper!  You are very creative with all the things you make.

At the park, you love the swing!  You love when I push you, I think you could swing for hours.  You also love the spinning thing at the park and the slides.  When we go to the park, you have a blast.

 You and Austin have such a cool relationship.  I'm so thankful you have each other.  You both look out for each other and love to play together.  I hope that you are always close and truly cherish each other.


You love Buster!  You are constantly giving him hugs and kisses.  Before we leave in the morning and before bed you need to give him some love.   You're constantly petting him and loving him.  He's lucky to have you too!

 We love you so much!  You are such a joy to be around.  We look forward to celebrating with you today and look forward to enjoying your 5th year.

Happy 6th birthday, Austin!

 Happy 6th birthday Austin!  Can you believe it, you are 6 years old!  You just finished kindergarten and are now ready for first grade.  We look forward to celebrating with you on your very special day.  Austin, we love you so very much and want only the best for you.  You are such a sweet boy and we are lucky you are our child.  We've had a blast for the first 6 years and can't wait to see where life takes you. 

Austin, you have a new nickname, all of your friends are going to start calling you "chips,"  because every day after school, you come home and ask us, "Can I have chips?"  Your favorite chips are Cool Ranch Doritos and Nacho Cheese Doritos. Regular chips, Cheetos, Fritos, will do but your first choice are the Doritos.  You're going to turn into one.

You love Red Lobster and we're not really sure why, you said it was because of the mac and cheese and biscuits, well the mac and cheese is Kraft (I can make that) and the biscuits can be made too, so why pay Red Lobster prices?  Maybe it's the scenery?  You also love their shrimp, so often times, we want you to get the shrimp because why go to a seafood place and get mac and cheese ;-)  You love Shrimp!  Whenever I get shrimp, you are always taking mine!  I should start just getting you your own because I know you'll eat it.  This is where we will be tonight celebrating you at your favorite restaurant!

Lately, you have been playing with Legos and checkers and you are awesome!  You play checkers at school, home and on daddy's phone.  You are getting very good!  And you have been a master at legos, look at you following the directions and building.  And when you don't follow the directions, you are so creative with what you build. Even when it's not legos, anything from paper to blocks, you are so creative and just love to make things.

You love riding your bike and going to the park.  You make friends all the time and love to climb.  It's so fun watching you interact with other kids.  You're constantly laughing and giggling that it's contagious.

If you are tired, or hungry, you can go from fun and loving to crabby!  So we must feed you every 2 hours and make sure you get enough sleep.  You are constantly eating, " mommy, I'm hungry" you'll say and if I don't respond quickly, it turns to "MOMMY, I'm HUUUUNNNNNGGGGRRRRRYYYY" (insert whiny sound).  So we must have snacks on hand at all times, just in case, because you can EAT.

And you'll eat just about anything I put in front of you, crunchy pork, regular pork, chicken, steak, sausage and some of your favorite foods are: Shrimp, burgers, CHIPS, CHIPS, CHIPS, yogurt, cottage cheese, pickles, spaghetti.  You always have been a good eater! 

You have been doing a great job reading to us!  We just love hearing you read.  To think, this time last year you knew your letters and some of the sounds and now you're putting it all together to come up with the word.  We can see your brain working and it's amazing!  You love it when we read to you too.

What is up with the Pokemon cards?  One day you came home from Daycare, with Pokemon cards that you made out of paper because a friend brought real cards to school (again with the creativity).  You asked us if we could get some real cards at the store, we decided you could use money in your piggy bank to buy the cards. You've been having a blast playing with them.  I'm not sure if you are playing right but you have it all set in your head.  Although sometimes, I think you change the rules a bit.

You have been tying your shoes a bit, you've been doing a lot of practicing!  Soon you'll get it completely and won't need help.  We found an easier way to help you do it, but you like to do it mommy's way. 

And let's not forget about soccer.  You have been doing so great at soccer!  Last year, you weren't quite as into it as you are this year.  You tell us that you like soccer games but not practice. You are so so close to scoring a goal!  We have one more game and I hope you do it!  We will be there cheering you on because we are your biggest fans!

You have been having a blast with daddy.  You guys still like to wrestle and I know one day soon you will lock him down.  Daddy got you Infinity for play station and has really enjoyed watching and playing the video games with you and your brother.   He likes playing basketball with you but isn't a big fan of you knocking over the hoop when he shoots.  Daddy is so proud of you and he loves watching you play soccer!

Your brother loves you and you love your brother.  You guys are always looking out for each other and I hope that you two will be the best of friends.  He had me write you the sweetest letter last night and I can't wait to read it to you today.  I'm so glad you have each other.  


You have such a sense of humor that we are all cracking up.  You can say the sweetest things and give really good foot rubs.  It's hard to believe you are 6 as it went by so fast and I'm sure the next 6 will be even faster.

Just know that with whatever you do, we will love you and support you.  Enjoy your day, buddy!  And we can't wait to celebrate you!