Our Little Man turned 5 today. So hard to believe that he is already 5 but we are blessed beyond measure. Every year at this time I am reminded of what a scary start to life our little guy had and how very thankful we are that he is alive and healthy. He is all boy! He is into guns, super heros and star wars. He likes to make guns out of his legos and pretend to shoot things. So much so that he now has Cassidy picking up legos and making the shooting noise. He is very good at imaginative play and can spend hours in his room playing with his Star Wars Action Figures (thank you Nana and Pop) and Legos (Thank you friends). He LOVES his little sister and will let her play with him in his room. He shares beautifully with her. I wish I could say the same thing about his older sister. He LOVES her too but their relationship is definitely more hot and cold. One minute they are playing with each other the next they are fighting. When we separate them into their rooms for fighting, we catch them playing with each other from the doorway of their rooms. My favorite though is when we go to check on them at bedtime and they have snuck into bed with the each other. Makes our hearts swell as parents. Back to Carter. He is still extremely shy and most think he is a guy of few words. However, if you hang around long enough he will warm up and you will see he is very chatty indeed.
He has a fabulous smile and his little giggle is infectious. We love watching movies with him because he gets the humor in a lot of the films and I love hearing him belly laugh at the movie. What more can I say than we are so very lucky to be his parents and we love him to the moon and back.
Matt and I took the day off work on his actual birthday, Tuesday May 20th. We brought the girls to their respective schools and then had the whole day with just him. We started off at Centennial Park. We looked at the Saber Jet and Locomotive and then headed to the playground. After the park, it was time for lunch. He chose Ci Ci's Pizza. Once we were done with lunch it was off to the movies to see Rio 2, his choice of activity and movie. After the movie we stopped off at Sonic for a slushi before heading to pick up the girls. It was a great day and we loved having that one on one time with him.
About a month ago Matt introduced Carter to Star Wars and he has been obsessed ever since. So, it wasn't any surprise that for his birthday he wanted a Star Wars party. We invited the boys from his preschool class and our neighbors. The kids played in the back yard. Then we had a little dinner of hotdogs, fruits, veggies and chips followed by birthday cake. After letting them lose in the yard a little longer, we sat them down for a short lego star wars movie. Then it was time for pin the light saber on Yoda. As a prize for playing the game, everyone received their very own light saber. This is where the real fun began. The kids then went in the backyard and had light saber wars. I know the party was a success because Carter thanked me three times for his awesome party.
The party didn't end when his preschool friends left. We invited our neighbors to stay over for a camping sleepover. My amazing husband slept on the ground for the second night in a row in the tent with the kids. I think it is safe to say a good time was had by all and this mommy and daddy were pooped when it was over.
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| One whole Hand!!! Annual Mother/son birthday photo |
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| Cassidy and Carter on his 5th Birthday |
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| Look how tall he is! |
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| Father/ son Birthday photo |
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| Opening gifts |
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| Its a Star Wars Backpack with his name on it! Kindergarten here we come. |
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