Five Years Old!

My baby is five today. I'm not sure where the time has gone! Seems like yesterday, he was eating his FIRST birthday cake:

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Not sure what it is about five--maybe because they start official school right around that time? Maybe because all of the baby fat is finally gone? (Not that William ever had much of that!) Maybe because some days, I swear my five year old is smarter than I am?? But, five is a BIG number. No longer a baby, officially a big kid. He stands 43 inches tall in his stockinged feet and weighs just shy of 40 lbs. He's a great big brother to Daniel & Colin, when he's not trying to be a little dictator, that is! He's been showing so much patience teaching Daniel how to play the board games that William so loves to play, and is even okay with not always winning!! Never thought THAT day would come ;-) He's developed a passion for building things, so our Lego sets and train tracks are getting great use. He built a train track all the way across the basement the other day, all by himself! He's finally getting interested in coloring and art projects, knows all of his letters and how to write them, and is doing some early reading. He's starting to sight read, so sometimes, he sees the beginning of a longer word & "guesses" wrong because he stops sounding it out when he thinks he knows what it is. He continues to be a bundle of energy and non-stop motion, and he's constantly amazing us with something new he's figured out how to do. So, here's to my sweet (most of the time!), smart as a whip, beautiful little boy--HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

The "worried Scott" look, as my family referred to this one:

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The infamous "smile" once he figured out what cameras were for:

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Big blue eyes looking at his favorite thing--something with WHEELS!!:

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At almost three, with the same huge grin:

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And a "now" picture--at his happiest tooling around in the monster truck:

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Happy Birthday, William!