SUPER 5

Today he's 5!

Very hard to believe little man.

If you ever read back through this blog when you are older you will shake your head at how many times I say, it went by tooooooo fast.  Then you will have kids of your own, and you will know what I mean:)!  It's a theme of parenthood...the days are long but the years are short.  That is something I find truer every day.  This last year with you has been a lot of fun.  You are growing into someone who is quirky and funny and creative and smart and chatty and clever (sometimes too clever) and very imaginative and still snuggley and still our little man who is just getting bigger.  

To give you an idea of where you are at 5, here's a short list of Q & A's!

Me:  What do you want to be when you grown up?

You:  A monster truck driver

Me:  What is your favorite thing to do?

You:  race bikes

Me:  What's your favorite color (do I have to ask??)?

You:  RED

Me:  I thought it was pink

You: No mom, RED, hello??!!!!

Me: What's your favorite thing to eat?

You:  Noodles...spicey or any noodles.

Me:  You're my best Griffin in the whole wide world.

You:  You're my best mommy in the whole wide world.

awwwwwwwww!

And...a hilarious realization by you from earlier this week:

Dad and I were changing Beanie in his room and you were in ours "babysitting" Crozi Lu.  

All the sudden you started screaming, 

"EMERGENCY EMERGENCY, Come quick!!"  

So we ran into our room in a panic yelling all the way there, "What's wrong Griffin??"

And you said, in a very concerned voice, "Guys, Crosbi lost all of her teeth!"

Whew!  Worry out the window and lots of giggles followed as we explained she didn't come with teeth!  You were relieved and so were we.  

On your birthday this year we met up with Charlie (your buddy since the beginning) for a birthday donut, played at the park, did an art project together, watched your favorite show, had dinner at your favorite resturant (noodles...you had the spicy ones, your fav!) and then let you shop for a toy of your choice at Target!  At dinner we rehashed the day you were born, it's SO fun to tell you your arrival story each year.  Not a bad day for a big 5 year old.  

5 years ago you changed our lives and hearts in ways unimaginable.  God has used you to mold and shape us and help us start a family.  We are forever thankful and blessed.

Without you there would be no car noises, monster growls, wild stories, bouncy curls & fits of Griffin giggles filling the rooms of our house.  Without you we wouldn't know about Lighting McQueen, why the literal meaning of the pharse "dirt magnet" seems to hold so true, what it feels like to hold something you love more than yourself in your arms, what it feels like to see God working in your heart and life in a huge way through a tiny person.  Without you we wouldn't be us!

We love you G man!

"Here's to a child who is joyful and clever.

Happy Day.  Happy Year.

Happy Always and Ever."

~Sandra Boynton

And the rest are pics from your birthday party with your buddies.  Most are from your preschool class.  We went with a super heros theme per your request with some help from daddy, who was able to have the day off and help with the activities.  We made "Captain America Sheilds", had the "Iron Man launch pad" bounce house, the "Hulk Smash" pinata & gave each friend a cape to take home!  Each member of our fam had a super hero shirt that you picked out so we were all in theme!  You had a SUPER time indeed and told us it was the BEST PARTY EVER!  

And that's a wrap...or an unwrap:)!  

Happy 5th G!