1 plus 2 is 5: April 2013

Get ready for some rambling and then I will reward you with some pictures:-)

Jackson is 4 and 2/3 years old. Which means that I can no longer say that he is 4 1/2 and now I need to start saying that he is almost 5. I don't really want to say that my baby is almost 5. Where does the time go? Wahhhhhhhhhh! But man oh man do I love having an almost 5 year old. He is so cool and so much fun that I never want these days with an almost 5 year old to end.

He is reading more and more words every day. He sounds out and writes many of them as well. He says such funny things and makes up very elaborate stories and jokes. He has turned into this amazing and creative kid that I want to be around all the time.

Jax is such a good friend to all of the kids in his class. His best friend is Leo and he has had a few play dates with him and is already planning the next one. He is a very social kid and jumps right into playing with new kids where ever we go. I took him to a birthday party a couple of weeks ago for a girl in his class at the New Children's Museum downtown. When we got there the mother of the little girl told me that her daughter could only invite two kids from school and she chose Jackson as one of the two. She told me that she had been to the school for an activity and she could not believe how sweet and polite Jax was. Not a big surprise but still I cannot describe how proud I was at that moment. It makes my heart swell just typing the words now.

Jax played soccer this winter but he has decided that he wants to take a break and start swim lessons. He is a quick learner and picks up new skills quickly but you could say that he might lack a tad in speed and coordination. Not if you asked him of course. If you asked him, he would say that he is the fastest boy in the world and that he can beat his daddy any day to a race around the cul de sac. He is an amazingly talented bike rider though with great balance and no fear. This lack of fear on his bike actually was the reason that we ended up in the urgent care last month and walked out with 5 stitches in the chin. He was really brave and did so well that it earned him 3 toys from the treasure box on the way out. With three boys I have a feeling that this will not be the last time we are at Urgent Care.

Speaking of brave, Jax went on his first real big person roller coaster with me a couple of weekends ago at Sea World. He just made the height cut for the Journey to Atlantis water ride and was definitely the littlest guy in line. He did such a great job and although he wouldn't say it was the most fun thing he has ever done, he is already planning the next time he will ride it with his dad.

He is such a good big brother and can make them laugh even when they are at their grumpiest. They follow him around and are in awe of this amazing person who has the really cool room with all the really cool toys. He still can't tell them apart and usually just says "this brother", "this one" or "this guy" but there aren't that many people that can tell them apart. These boys are going to be really great friends.

I think that was enough rambling for now... enjoy the pictures from the last couple of months.