We have had lots of fun celebrating around here this weekend. Celebrating because this little man turned 5! Oh, I know it's cliche, but how did that happen!? How did he go from an eager-to-learn little baby to this super thoughtful 5-year-old?
We sure do love having Atticus in our family. He is such a hard worker, great helper and so thoughtful of those around him. He is so determined to always be helping that he gets a little down when there isn't any way for him to help. And he thinks verrrrry far into the future. He really thinks things through; even thinking about how many children he would like to have when he is married and what vehicle would be best to drive. Yep, that's our 5-year-old. And he is a fierce friend.
The most recent accomplishment that we have been celebrating around here is that Atticus is full-on reading. I'll post more about that another time, for now, I will just say that he thoroughly enjoyed getting to read all his birthday cards himself. And he has been practicing away at the piano; knows the names of the keys and can play both Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Hot Cross Buns. He's been asking about learning the violin next so we will hopefully be able to get that going soon as well.
Atticus declared this morning that it feels pretty good to be 5. More details about his birthday celebration soon. The birthday outing was an all around success and the birthday boy announced at the end of the day that every part of the day was his favorite. Above all, I just hope that he felt an outpouring of love, regardless of all the extras. We showered him with even more hugs and kisses than usual and just had fun celebrating him! We sure do love Atticus!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ATTICUS!!!
More photos to come soon!
1 comment:
Laura,
What a sweet little boy with a sparkle in his eye. 5 years was a milestone for me with my oldest - it's hard to believe.
I greatly appreciate your comment about Carlie. Her primary class is quite large, and I talked with her teacher(s) about putting together a different seating chart each week to give everyone in the class the chance to get to know each other and break-up the obvious clique that's hurting others. It's surprising to see this happen at such a young age, but I guess it is what it is. I'm concerned about the challenges our children will face in the future, and I hope I'm equipped to navigate them through it all.
I'm also going to see if a member of our presidency will visit the class on a regular basis to observe & discuss as needed the importance of showing Christ-like love no matter what our differences might be.
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