Star Wars COMPLETE!

Charlie added another book to his reading list for the year and it was his longest to date - 163 pages!  He's quite proud and so are we!

Presenting Queen Elsa....

(Here I am!) 

(Princess Evy in disguise and the Queen)

Good Day for a Movie

Charlie was off school today so we spent a part of the day seeing the new movie Zootopia. Another good movie and Charlie is officially obsessed with all things zootopia. Evy seemed to like the movie, at least for the first 60 minutes. At that point it took a lot of convincing to keep her seated. If we were in a normal theatre without large reclining seats it would not have been a pleasant 42 minutes!

Happy Sixth Birthday Charlie!

Charlie always keeps us on his toes and this year has not been any different. His teachers have always been amazed by his creativity and recently told us that they know he is going to grow up and do amazing things and we know he will too! Now that he is six, he can make it across the monkey bars with ease and climb just about any pole like a monkey. He can pump and make himself swing high into the air. He's even been experimenting with the idea of jumping from the swing. He loves playing tag with his friends. He can finally whistle and he can whistle the theme to Star Wars. He loves to play (ALL THE TIME) but he is also just as happy to play in his own world of make believe. He can ride a bike faster than any kid in the neighborhood. He has a new found love of reading. He can read just about anything and he loves to show you how many words he knows. He is creative, loving, sensitive, stubborn, and an amazing big brother. It's hard to believe it's been six years since we welcomed Charlie into our lives. It's been a wonderful six years and I look forward to watching him grow this coming year as we start a new chapter of our lives in our new house and as a first grader at a new school. The best is yet to come! Happy birthday to our baby boy!

Charlie's First Book!

This is certainly not Charlie's first book ever. But, today he used his birthday Barnes and Noble gift certificate to purchase his first book. He was pretty excited to pick out and pay for the The Jungle Book: The Strength. The new Jungle Book movie is coming out next month, so this may be his first opportunity to read a book and then see the movie. Matt and I both love to read so his new love of books and reading is as exciting for us as it is for Charlie!

Relaxing Together

I never really thought about the relationship Charlie and Evy would have growing up. I only hoped that they would like each other most of the time. We really lucked out because they are developing an amazing relationship. Today, I found them in the kitchen together just talking and having a snack. I am not sure what they were talking about, but I love these moments!

Charlie's Birthday Celebrations!

Charlie turned six and had twice the fun with two birthday parties this year! The first was with his friends and classmates and Pump It Up. He has been asking to have a Pump It Up party for at least two years and he had an amazing time. He never stopped smiling! He sailed down the slide, jumped, climbed the rock wall, and enjoyed a full on dance party. His pants only fell off twice during the dance party (the first time on accident and the second time for laughs). He also was finally able to introduce Lilija and Emma, which he has been asking to do for almost three years. It was a great evening. The second party was just for family and we celebrated with brunch at home. He hammed it up for the family all morning.

(Rolling around with his BFF Lilija and Joelle) 

(He was the first and only one to the top) 

(His favorite part of Pump It Up)

(He had to have a bad guy -- Kylo Ren birthday cake) 

(Evy was sick, but still made it for the last jump)

(Charlie's friends making funny faces!) 

(There's the birthday boy!) 

(He has always wanted to sit in the king chair) 

(Get ready to sing!)

(Make a wish and blow out your candle) 

(The birthday boy!)

(Kylo Ren eating pizza and birthday cake) 

(Baby Kylo Ren joined her big brah-brah)

(There is always a dance party at Pump It Up and Charlie showed off his moves!)

(Birthday Celebration Round 2) 

(Six and smiling) 

(Who doesn't love a giant cupcake?)

(Opening his presents, what a lucky kid!)

Some things never change....

Charlie's teacher sent the picture below to me today, she adores Charlie sense of humor (most of the time). In art class he used pastels to draw himself a mustache.

Just 2 1/2 years ago after Charlie's first school walk-a-thon he went to the face painting booth and asked for a mustache. Keep in mind, this was well before the "mustache" was even a thing. As always, he's ahead of his time!