Happy Birthday, Brooks. We can't believe you are five.
Here are some five year old stats about our little man:
--Brooks wears size 7 clothing
--Brooks weighs 65 pounds and is pure muscle
--Brooks loves to swim and can dive into the deep end without a life jacket
--Brooks loves basketball (a huge change from last year, when it was only hockey)
--Brooks is tender beyond his age and his feeling are easily hurt
--Brooks is easily embarrassed, even when he doesn't need to be
--Brooks would prefer to never be the center of attention
--Brooks never stops smiling and he smiles with his whole body
--Brooks goes to pre-school 3 days a week and will start Kindergarten next year at LCA
--Brooks loves to have dance parties and has some seriously sweet dance moves
--Brooks loves broccoli, steak, beans, red and yellow peppers and chicken
--Brooks prefers the above foods over cookies and sweets
--Brooks goes to bed between 7:00 and 8:00 every night and is easy to put to bed
--Brooks wakes up between 5:00 and 6:00 almost every morning and struggles to sleep-in
--Brooks' best friends are his cousins Kennedy and Maggie
--Brooks says prayers every night before bed and comes up with some pretty sweet stuff (example: "I pray mommy has no more pimples.")
--Brooks loves to watch Superhero Squad, Curious George and Arthur
--Brooks has size 2 feet and fits best in Crocs because of their width
--Brooks sweats like a man and needs a bath every single night
--Brooks loves his sister and lately has been loving the role of being her "protector"
--Brooks loves to get massages and rubs
--Brooks rarely sits still and walking doesn't come naturally to him
--Brooks doesn't need toys and prefers dress-up, sports and imaginative play
--Brooks rides his bike like a mad-man and is amazing on grass, rocks and obstacles
--Brooks never wants to take a school bus
--Brooks is afraid of dogs
--Brooks can run a half of a mile on the treadmill with daddy standing behind him, of course
--Brooks has lots of questions about God and a heart for the Lord already
--Brooks loves to spend the day with his Opa and carries on a very mature conversation when one-on- one
--Brooks is a pure joy and a blessing
We love our little man.
Happy Birthday, Buddy.
XOXO
