Five Alive!

Our Parker boy has turned five! It's one of those milestone birthdays, that when it happens to your child (I'm assuming especially with your first or last), makes you feel older. Parker has really blossomed this year into a thoughtful, increasingly daring and continuously enthusiastic boy.

His birthday lasted all week and started with bringing cupcakes to preschool and a new remote control Grave Digger monster truck (thanks, Grandma & Grandpa!) to show and tell. I think he loved all the attention he got from his teachers & friends on his special day. We had a little family party that night with one of his favorites, mac n' cheese, and birthday sundaes. Parker got his in the special birthday dish. He opened a drill set from G & G Stewart, a rag quilt from Great-Grandma T, and a t-ball set & glove from Mom & Dad (along with a few other novelties).

Later in the week we had his first "friend" birthday party. It was so fun! We had a monster truck theme and even though three of his friends were girls, everyone had a great time. Games included a monster truck hunt, pin the monster truck on the road, red light green light, hot "wheels" (potato) and musical parking spots.

The cake was super easy, and Parker loved the surprise new monster trucks on top.

Here are some fun facts about our big five-year-old, Parker!

Height and weight: 42.5 inches and 43 pounds...definitely up a few inches from last year!


Obsessions: cars, monster trucks, bugs, dandelions, tornados, Waldo books, playing with friends, being outside, his big wheel, and asking questions.

Must-haves: monkey blankie, baby doggie, his bedtime routine (pjs, brush teeth, story, prayers, drink, "special spray" to keep ghosties away, "Tyler will be in in one minute," nighty-night), all snacks & breakfast on time.
Foods he will eat: PEPPERONI PIZZA!! pb & j, string cheese, pretzels/crackers, yogurt, carrots, mac n' cheese, spaghetti, sloppy joes, anything McDonald's, and of course, anything sweet.

Favorite Song: Popcorn Popping

Nicknames: Parker boy, Buddy boy, P-diddy, Peabody

Hair Style: He's got great hair - no cow licks. He has a cute patch of lighter hair near the base of his neck, so when it's cut really short, it looks like I messed up!

Favorite Toys: C-A-R-S


Favorite Pasttimes: playing with his friends (especially his friend Sarah), digging around outside, drawing, asking Mom for food, playing cars, watching Curious George & helping in the kitchen.

Smile: Parker was really afraid to turn five, because he thought it meant he would get a loose tooth. He was relieved to wake up and find that he still had all of his pearly whites...a gorgeous little smile.

Favorite words/phrases: "I love you, Mom", "But I'm just still huuuungry", "When is Saturday?", "that is MASSIVE!", "No, T-bone!"; He is also into calling people names lately, like "Puffy Face" or "Cocoa Puff."

He amazes us with: his zest for life & fun, creativity & genuine concern for others.