Where in the world has the time gone. I can't believe this little guy is 6! It's crazy! We left California and the Marine Corps when this guy was just a few months old and now he's finishing his kindergarten year. He has some major spunk. He looks quiet and timid but he is rather loud and sometimes obnoxious. We should have realized this when at 2 months old he cried the ENTIRE time we traveled from California to Utah. And again the ENTIRE trip from Syracuse to Bear Lake. This kid did not like the car seat, the stroller, anything that strapped him down and limited his movement. He's always been a mover. He began rolling over at 2-3 weeks old. I know this sounds crazy but it's true, I have video to back it up. I know he started crawling around 4 months and walking when he was 8-9months old. This kid has been determined to move around. He might be little but he's got determination on his side.
I love seeing the growth Josh has made this year in school. He started school a little bit behind, not knowing all his alphabet or his numbers. But he has caught up and knows his alphabet, can count to over 100+, is now reading words, constantly trying to sound out words and spell them. I had the kids write down words they knew while listening to conference. I late found Josh's paper and was so impressed with the words he was trying to write. They weren't all spelled write but you could tell what he was trying to spell. His acedmics have come tenfold. I chatted with his teacher today and she had nothing but praises for him. She wanted to let me know that she has really enjoyed seeing his mind just open up and the growth she's seen in him has been amazing. I, too, have been amazed at his advancements this year. And honestely, I give her alot of credit, she's a great teacher. I have come to realize with him that he doesn't like to let on to how much he does know or how smart he is. He kind of plays us and lets us think he's not as smart as he is. He is smart boy.
He is such a cute litle boy. I love his true dimply smile-it melts my heart everytime. He is a spittin image of his father. Heaven help us, cause he really has his personality and temperment too.
I hope he had a great birthday. We had to split it into a 2 day party. Because we had swim lessons on the day of his birthday and we didn't feel like we'd be able to do everything that day. So, on Monday we checked the kids out of school early and went fishing. I think he really enjoyed himself. Then we came home and let him open up his presents. After dinner, we got in the hot tub. Then it was time for cake and ice cream. So, all these pictures we actually taken on the day before his actual birthday.
The day of his birthday, I took him a Happy Meal and ate lunch with him. I bought him some licorice ropes for his school bday treat. Later that night we had his birthday dinner. He had requested chicken legs and mac n cheese which really translated to KFC. And he loved it! And then we headed off to swim lessons and of course I couldn't deny him some dessert on his bday so we had some ice cream. This kid is a great kid. We wouldn't be the same without him. We love him so much especially his little Audrey. That girl adores her Joshy. She follows him everywhere, hangs on him, clings to him in the hot tub-never letting go of him, pulls him by the hand and takes him everywhere she wants him to be. He is quite the lady's man. He really does treat her really well and is very patient with her. I think the girls are going to be after our Josh when he's older. Anyways, for now he's our little Josh! And this is our Joshy on his birthday!
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| My big 6 year old Josh fishing his heart away. |
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| Josh with his fake smile and Lego cake. |
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| This is my attempt at a Lego cake. It turned out ok. It was such a paint to frost and work with. Definitely recommend using fondant. |
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| Josh was super thrilled with his new camera. |
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| He was super-duper excited about his gumball machine. This is seriously all he wanted |
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| This expression says it all. He had drooled over this beyblade for months. |
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| Again he was happy to receive darts for his nerf gun. |
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| A very pleased boy with his very own lantern |
