Charlie turned 5 last Wednesday. And we whooped it up for the kid!
It started last weekend with a friend party at the Eagle’s Nest. Theme was pirates – Not Jake, but a real pirate. We had pirate plates and a cake, and eye patches in the goody bags. That’s as far as I took it! Six PreK friends, 4 neighbor kids, 6 PreK siblings, and Maria! It was about -5 degrees outside so they got to burn off some energy with a bunch of other kids! And no one got sick last week! whew!
Wednesday, we went out to dinner and he opened gifts from us. He also had a cake at school.
This past weekend we had a party with the family. He picked Green Bay Packers theme. I swear I did not even suggest it. It was his idea completely. Chad and his family did make a lot of “stinky Packers” comments, but that probably adds fuel to the fire. Especially when my family was all sporting green & gold.
This kid is pretty amazing at 5.
About a week before his birthday he DECIDED to stop peeing w
hile he was in bed, so like that we’re done with pull-ups, and the Diaper Champ is airing out in the garage after almost 8 years of use. I’m happy to be done, but wish he would have DECIDED this a while ago.
He has a ton of imagination and likes to build things with just about anything: Legos, Tinker Toys, train sets, Magna Tiles, Marble Mazes, He is able to follow most instructions by himself, but he also likes to deviate and be creative. The stuff he brings home from school is pretty awesome too. Lots of sculptures made out of cardboard tubes, or plastic cups…
Like most boys his age, he loves super heroes (Spider Man is his favorite), trucks, hot wheels, and most recently Star Wars… but still enjoys Sofia the First, Fox & the Hound, and other movies with Maria.
He likes sports too, but not obsessed with them yet. He loved skating lessons this winter, and wants to play hockey for the Minnesota Gophers. But when asked what sports he will play when he grows up, he consistently says “golf!” That makes Chad so happy and probably cancels out the fact that Charlie likes the Packers!
He is doing awesome in preschool. He is learning the sounds of all his letters and can do all his letters in sign language. He has yelled at Chad for leaving the car running and harming the polar bears homes! He can explain the difference between blue and red veins. He is learning simple math, although he may not realize it’s math! And we consistently hear that he is a leader and a good listener and rule follower at school. All good stuff, that makes our hearts swell…
He’s a great kid! Just can’t believe he’ll be starting Kindergarten in the fall, so we’re trying not to blink right now!
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