FIVE!

I don’t usually write these except to say Happy birthday to my lovely boy – I’m never as eloquent as others, but I wanted to put some things down that I don’t ever want to forget.

This morning I left Spencer’s birthday gifts on the fireplace and let him pick one to open before school. He picked the biggest one, of course, which was a Darth Vader blanket and tote bag. His dad told him that he thought he was old enough to watch Star Wars finally (he loves the stuff but he’s never seen the movies. He looks at C and says “STAR WARS IS REAL???”

Mind blown.

Also, after opening the blanket and deciding where to keep it, and inspecting the tote and deciding what he would keep in it he asked, “Where did this come from?”

Did he want to know if it came from Target? (spoiler: it did)

“It came from me and daddy and Henry!”

“Awwwww!” and he gave us a big smile and a bear hug.

He’s such a loveable kid. Really, he never sits or stands still and I wouldn’t say he’s a snuggler, but he loves to show affection and he’s just so NICE. He thinks the best of everyone and he’s always willing to share with anyone. He’s constantly giving up the toys he’s playing with to keep his brother happy (I discourage this, someday Henry’s going to have to learn he doesn’t get everything he wants) but he’s just such a GOOD person. He’s such a good big brother, and he really is the light of my life.

Yesterday he took cupcakes to school because today is fair day, so he gets to spend his birthday riding rides and eating cotton candy and having a blast. I told him he could go anywhere or I could make anything he wanted for dinner, so we’re having bacon and eggs and French toast. His party is tomorrow, and we’re going to take a bunch of his sports stuff to a local park and have bagels and fruit and let the kids go crazy on the playground.