October 2013

Five years old!!

 

The big five years old!  This was the most excited Thomas had been about a birthday yet, and he has told everyone that he has seen since his birthday that he is FIVE now.  He is definitely a 'big kid' and takes a lot of pride in helping out with projects or chores.  His love for reading gets stronger all the time, and he loves to learn about things.  He still has a thousand questions about everything, and an incredible memory. 

He knows his alphabet and recognizes both lower case and upper case letters.  He can write most of them from memory and all of them with an example.  He writes his name and is learning to write other small words.  He is incredibly proud when he spells simple words (like mom and dad).

Thomas is big on negotiation and is always bargaining for a few more minutes at the park, a little longer until bedtime or four of something instead of three.  He loves his iphone and is constantly trying to guess what our iTunes password is so that he can download new apps.  (He was extremely disappointed that it wasn't Thomas). 

He doesn't like to sleep - ever - so he makes up any excuse to get out of bed and he loves sharing a room with his brother and staying up way past bedtime laughing and playing. 

He loved the movies Smurfs and Despicable Me and their sequels and really got into collecting the Happy Meal toys.  He loves superhero (he calls them save-the-world-guys) shows and toys, but he especially loves dressing up in costumes and pretending he is one.  His favorite color is green, so he wants everything (clothes, toys, dishes) in that color. 

He isn't a big breakfast eater, but starting around lunchtime he snacks all day.  He usually picks pretty healthy stuff (lean meats, cheese, fruit, broccoli etc.) but is constantly in and out of the kitchen getting something.  If I tell him that he needs to wait to eat something, he tells me that he at least needs a piece of cheese so that he has enough protein.  His new 'favorite' is grilled cheese sandwiches, and he is pretty funny about his food being mixed together.  I can put lettuce, olives, cheese, hamburger meat and a taco shell on his plate, and he'll eat every bite, but if I give him a taco he won't touch it. 

This summer he started swimming without a lifejacket (for short periods of time) and can swim the length of the pool before stopping for breath.   He is totally fearless.  We took him tubing at the lake, and after he heard that thumbs up meant he wanted to go faster he held his thumb up the entire time.  He loves to climb to the top of the tallest toys at the playground, and even went zip-lining at the fair this year.    

He is constantly on the go and thrives when we are busy.  He constantly wants to go somewhere - a friend's house, bowling, movies, parks, jump zone, the library or any play area.  He is super active and constantly in motion from the time he wakes up until we force him to go to bed.  He does love coloring, painting, clay, puzzles and playing board games, but he moves from one activity to the next extremely fast.

He is so curious about everything, and we are constantly caught up in his excitement.  Every day with him brings something new and amazing, and we love getting to see the world through his eyes!