Inside the Mind of a 5 year old

Last year, I asked Andrew these exact same questions.  It's fun to see how the answers have changed.

 

How old are you? I'm five now!

What is your favorite toy? My light saber is my favorite favorite toy and my Lego's are just my favorite toy.

What is your favorite animal? Chester

What is your favorite thing to eat? Ribs

What is your favorite TV show? Mickey Mouse Club House

What is your favorite movie? Star Wars

What is your favorite game? Horton Hears a Who game

What is your favorite color? Red

What is your favorite song? Get Out the Dogs (known to the rest of the world as Who Let the Dogs Out!)

 Who is your best friend? Grevin

What is your favorite thing to do with mommy? Play the piano

What is your favorite thing to do with daddy? Play monsters and chase in the house.  And he tickles me.

Where is your favorite place to go? To Disneyland.  It's the happiest place on earth!  (Yep, I brainwashed him.)

What is your favorite book? Pinocchio

What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a dad and make the rules.

Happy Birthday Andrew!

May is such a crazy month (work events, school, birthdays, anniversary, etc) that I decided this year we would have Andrew's party somewhere besides out house. Best idea ever!! Andrew wanted to go to Gymnastics so we rented the gym for a few hours and had a blast! Happy Birthday Little Man.

Inside the mind of a 5 year old!

How old are you? five

What is your favorite toy? Lego's and riding bikes.

What is your favorite animal? Dogs

What is your favorite thing to eat? Chicken nuggets

What is your favorite TV show? Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

What is your favorite movie? Star Wars

What is your favorite game? Playing Star War's with my Lego's.

What is your favorite color? Blue.  Well, I really like all of the colors.

What is your favorite song? I don't have a favorite one.

Who is your best friend? Grevin, of course.

What is your favorite thing to do with mommy? Watch cartoons in the morning.

What is your favorite thing to do with daddy? Play Star Wars

Where is your favorite place to go? Texas.  

What is your favorite book? Cars, Trains, and Planes

What do you want to be when you grow up?Luke Skywalker pilot.

Andrew - 5 years old!

Dear Andrew,

I don't know how this happened but you are now 5 years old!  You have grown up to be such a great little boy.  Gone is my precious baby who needed me for everything.  You have become very independent this last year but the good news is you still love to cuddle with mommy and daddy and you still need us.  You are so sweet and kind.  One second you can be running around the house playing Star Wars and the next second you are crawling up on my lap asking for snuggles.

You just finished preschool at St. Eugene's.  At school your best friend is Harlen.  Mommy and Daddy have a love/hate relationship with Harlen.  :)   We love that you have a best friend and you get so excited about seeing him each day.  We don't love the things that Harlen has taught you.  For example:  Kissing is gross.  I quickly told you Harlen was wrong and you love kissing mommy!

Outside of school, your best friend is Grevin.  You refer to him as your "super, super, bestest, best friend!"  They say that best friends start to look alike and you and Grey have started at a young age.  Jen and I get asked frequently if you and Grey are twins!  Even our neighbor, who knows you are an only child asked how you are Grey were related because they thought you could be twins.  I'm sure some day you and Grey will use that to your advantage somehow.

We are so blessed to have you as our little boy.  As far as kids go, I think we have the best one!  You are so easy going, sleep well and don't give us much trouble.  There are defiantly more smiles than tears each day.  You are still sucking your fingers and we would really like it if you would stop.  Hopefully by six!

You have a lot of exciting things to look forward to this year: going to Disneyland, starting Kindergarten and growing up.  I can't wait to see what the next year has in store for us and I am so thankful to be able to see the world through your eyes.  Don't change a bit my little Doot Doot.  You are absolutely perfect just the way you are!

Things you love:

• Lego's!  Anything to do with Lego's.  You will sit and build with your Lego's all day long if I would let you. You ask everyone how comes over to the house to play Lego's with you.  You can make almost anything out of Lego's.
• Chester.  To some he make look like just a stuffed animal racoons but he is really your best friend.  You are such a good "daddy" to him.  Always rocking him, combing his hair and tucking him into bed each night.  Lord help us if anything happens to Chester. You love all of your stuffed animals like they are real but Chester is your favorite.
• Riding bikes.  You love going outside and riding your bike.  You love racing around the court and playing with the neighborhood kids and dogs.  Each time we see someone outside I know it's only going to be few seconds before I hear "Mommy, let's go out and ride bikes!"  We just had out front yard redone so mommy can sit outside on the bench and watch you play.
• Star Wars.  You can thank Daddy for that.  You are now a Star Wars expert.  I have no clue what you are talking about most of the time but Daddy does and that it was maters.

 Mommy loves you to the moon and back.
Love,
Mommy

Let's Go A's!

It is a little hard to say "Let's Go A's" instead of "Let's Go Giant's" but who wouldn't want to cheer this little cutie on?!

Adventures in New Zealand - Napier

Shannon and I enjoying a street side cafe

Taking a break from "learning"

Playing on the East Coast of the Pacific Ocean

Dolphin Snacks!!

Adventures in New Zealand - Marlborough Part II

There is too much fun to have in Marlborough in one day so we had to expand our visits over two days. Here is more of our adventures.....

Drew and Phil learning all about Saint Clair!  The winery was so nice and let us take over their lab during harvest.  (It was the only room big enough for all of us!)

Albert and I were learning too!

They had fun labels.

Tasting rooms are called "Cellar Doors" in New Zealand and most of them have dining facilities. 

Group shot at Saint Clair.  Now we are getting artistic!

Sacred Hill Estates.  We went out to see their vineyard operations.  No wineries here, just grapes.  Lots and lots of grapes!

And of course...wine!

And our group shot!

My bus buddy through New Zealand.  Steve and I both get a little tummy trouble on buses so we always sat up front next to each other.