Happy Birthday Jake!

Highlights from Jake's year of being five....

Started out with a birthday party at Pump It Up

Experienced first snow storm

Lost first tooth

Played baseball 

 Last year at Westwood Preschool

 Enjoyed trips to the beach

Went to Fairhope

Visited Chattanooga

Played out in the country at Nana & Gran's

 Took swim lessons & passed the swim test

Went to summer camp at Kingwood Christian

Went on vacation with Mimi, Granddad & Jackson to Gatlinburg

Went on vacation to Lego Land in Atlanta with Nana, Gran, Maddox & Marrell

 Started kindergarten

Welcomed baby sister

Went as Voltron for Halloween

5 has been a great age! We'll celebrate with a party with his friends later in January, but we still wanted to have a family party with him on his actual birthday. We let Jake pick anywhere he wanted to for lunch. He picked..........McDonald's. Because he wanted a particular toy that is a part of their happy meal. But since he was the birthday boy, we obliged. We all (both sets of grandparents, Aunt Andrea, Uncle Johnathan, cousin Jackson & our family) went to McDonald's for Jake's birthday lunch. We then came back to our house for cake & presents.

Opening gifts

Transformers!! 

Showing Gran

He blew out the candles before I could take a picture

Happy Birthday Jake!

We love you so very much. You are the one who made us parents. We had you all to ourselves for 5 special years. Instead of getting jealous when sister came along, you've loved her and welcomed her into our family. You are an amazing son & brother. You make us laugh constantly, sometimes without even meaning to. You love sharing an interest of sports & boy stuff with dad, but you are a mama's boy. I still kiss you every night after you've gone to sleep and I will always thank God for giving me the most precious gift I could ever ask for. 

We love you Jake!!