today is sweet scout's 5th birthday,
and although his birthday party won't take place until sunday,
he did get the 'fancy breakfast' he requested, a waffle with a fruit face.
{i put a pack of 5 gum on his breakfast tray too, as a special treat}.
and because i love traditions that are meaningful and want to remember
exactly what my youngest was like at this age,
i'm continuing the tradition of posting 5 things that describe scout:
1. he loves to read
about 5 months ago, something clicked and a whole world opened up to him as
he began to read most anything put in front of him. the magic treehouse series are his
favorites and we often find him reading by the nightlight in the mornings before the sunrises.
2. he is rough and tumble
this boy can sit quietly and read or do educational workbooks for hours, but he can be ALL boy too! he loves to swim, dive, run, climb, ride his bike, play soccer, have foot races, play pirates and wrestle.
3. he is cuddle bug
even though he asks us to 'wrestle him' almost daily, he also asks for me to rub his back
and sing to him every night at bedtime. it's a special time for him {and for me}.
4. he loves peanut butter and jelly
scout prefers this classic sandwich over any other type of lunch food right now.
{we've been substituting with sunbutter in his lunch box the last 2 years because a
child in his class has peanut allergies}. REAL peanut butter is a little bit of heaven to him.
5. he looks up to his big brother
even though the boys have started to fight a little bit more than in year's past, they are
devoted to each other and the best of friends. under finn's care, scout is protected from
danger, has a perfect playmate for building, playing war, being spy agents, building forts and
just being silly {remember the necked post}.
he is also has a quick learner.
last weekend i woke to piano music and knew it wasn't finn playing.
i listened from my room and scoutie was getting a lesson from finn. SO cute!
an hour later, scout knew how to find middle c, what a quarter, half and whole note was.
he could also play 3 simple songs.
i could list many more things about our sweet scout benjamin, but for now, these 5 will do.
as i sit here after the end of our long day, i count my blessings, and he is a BIG one in my life.
he brings so much joy to our family.
happy birthday to our Birthday Boy!
~ at breakfast, he requested we call him 'Birthday Boy' all day.
{when we would forget, he'd quickly reminded us how to address him} *grin*
