Birthday Boy

This kid turned six.  Sometimes I can hardly believe how fast the time has flown by.

Jaxon's very own Angry Bird.

I love the above picture...he's still a little boy to me and he's still excited to blow out candles. 

 Opening presents - he has so many people that love him and are so generous.

 He got his first set of legos for Christmas and really liked them, so we got him more - he put the set in his hand together all by himself one night after dinner - he was SO PROUD of himself!

 Aren't these two cute? 

I love this face!  Happy Birthday Buddy!

Favorite Colors: Blue, Red and Green

Favorite toys: Legos, Transformers, Bakugans

Favorite Sport: Baseball

Favorite Food: Cheesecake

Graduate

I (sniff) can't (sniff) believe (sniff) how old he is!

Here he is on the first day of school...

And here he is on his last day of school.

Jaxon has officially graduated kindergarten.

I am amazed at how much he has grown and learned this year. 

He knows his days of the week, months of the year, coins, addition, subtraction, address, etc.

And he can read - not just sound out words like "Cat" or "Dog" but can legitimately read.  It is amazing.

He sat and read to me a book that was a 1st-2nd grade level book - he was SO proud of himself and I am too.  He has done so well.

This is his teacher Mrs. Garcia.  He loved her and she was fantastic with him.

Good job buddy - we are so proud of you. 

You are growing up to be such an amazing and smart boy. 

We love you so much!

Perfect Behavior

Jaxon has a sliding behavior chart at school.  It ranges from Stop and Think (pretty bad) to Perfect Behavior.  Well Jax and I had a deal that if he had perfect behavior at school (not an easy task - at least not for us)  we'd go to Chucky Cheese....so, here we are at Chucky Cheese.

Way to go buddy!! We are so proud of you!!

Jaxon - In Review

You are seriously the best brother ever.  You are still a brother which means on occasion you like to torment your little sister, but for the most part I couldn't ask for more from you.

You are my helper!  Always willing to jump in and do work.  You are turning into such a little man.  You want to go to the tool store and go fishing.

 You crack me up!  You think that you are hillarious and are always telling jokes. 

You ask a million and five questions.  You want to know EVERYTHING.  The things you remember and the facts you spout off impress everyone.

You're favorite part of helping me in the kitchen is the taste testing.

You are thoughtful and kind.  Always worried about others feelings.  You are very sensitive.

I love the adventures that we have together.

I can see the inklings that you think you are too big to be my baby and sit on my lap -

NEWS FLASH...

You will NEVER be to old to be my baby.

You had the best Iron Man birthday known to man - even Iron Man himself was jealous.

You started Kindergarten this year - I can't even believe you are old enough to be in school.  You are doing so good.  Math is your best subject and are learning to read.

You are my super hero!

You learned to swim this summer.  Since then I can not keep you out of the water...you are a self proclaimed fish.  All you need is a pool and some goggles.

I love you and your mischevious little face!  Please stay mine - even when the other boys think that being sweet on your Mom is uncool - please still be sweet on me.

The Hog Hoedown

Last week at school they asked the kids to dress as "farmers" because they had been learning about Pigs and were having a "Hog Hoedown" at school.

I saw the note about this event the morning of...and No, Jaxon has nothing even remotely farmerish - not a plaid shirt, no overalls... nada.  But, in Jaxon's mind farmers are pretty similar to cowboys, so this is what he wore...

For the record the squinty eyes were on purpose... this is his "I'm a tough cowboy" look.

Priceless.

Jax

Jaxon and I had our first Parent Teacher Conference this week.  He is doing great and his teacher thinks it's time for him to start reading.  I don't remember reading in Kindergarten.  But, apparently that's how they do things now.  I am amazed at the things he is learning.  He is constantly singing various songs he's learned at school.  Some of his current favorites are "God Bless America" and "Days of the Week" (which is the same tune as the Adam's Family theme.)  This kid cracks me up!

He brought home his first report card last Friday.  He was SO EXCITED to give it to me.  As soon as I opened it up and started looking at it he asked me if we could write a thank-you card for his teacher.  I asked him why he wanted to do that and he said "Because Mrs. Garcia takes such good care of us in class."  He also asked if I would make some mini cheesecakes (his favorite treat ever, recipe here) to give to her.  He is so thoughtful.  True to form he asked me to help him with his card as soon as we got home.

Jaxon, please don't ever change.  Please continue to love to learn and be excited to go to school.  Please stay as thoughtful and caring ten years from now as you are today.  I know it's a long shot, but can I pray he skips his teenage years??  Everyday I worry if today will be the day that I go to kiss him goodbye for school and he says he's too big.  Thankfully, today was not that day.

Arg!!!

No this is not Jaxon's Halloween costume this is Pirate day at school.

And as you can see from the pictures he was thrilled!

Jaxon's Birthday

The Present opening MADNESS!  Jaxon is such a great big brother he offered some of his presents to Kyah so she could open them and have something to do.

I am Iron Man...

And these are my imposter friends.

The pile of goodies!

The cake.

The super sized inhale,

and the first bite.

Love you bug!

The Big 5!

This Kid is 5 years old today!

I can't believe it - I can't believe that he is that old, that he is so big - that he has only been changing my life for that long.

Jaxon, I love you!  You are the best big brother a little sister could ask for.  I am constantly amazed at how patient and selfless you are with Kyah.  You gladly hand over whatever it is that YOU have that she WANTS - even when it's rightfully yours - really you can keep things on occasion.

You are kind and thoughtful - you are constantly worried about things being fair.

You are generous with your love, acceptance and encouragement.

You have been poked and prodded since you were born, dealt with more doctors and more yucky things in your young life than the rest of the family combined.  You always take it with a grain of salt and a great attitude. 

I love your silly side, your snugly side, your brainy side and especially the side that is sweet on your momma.  I love to hear you say your prayers and your description of how much you love me.

Bug a Boo - you are the best son a Mom could ask for and

I love you a million + a million + 500 cheesecakes.

I feel blessed and proud everyday to call you mine!