Goodbye FOUR... Hello FIVE!

My sweet boy isn't feeling well tonight.  I'm sad, I want him to be healthy and happy and wake up and eat his birthday donut.  I want him to smile and giggle and run around and enjoy his birthday cupcakes.  I want him to feel loved at dinner and then celebrated tomorrow night while he opens the last few gifts that have been sent.

But, if I get real with myself... I want so much more. I want for him to have a zeal for life that I never had. I want him to have a love for the outdoors like Daddy, a love for animals like me and a serious love for books to challenge and build his mind. I want him to love sports and healthy and wellness. I want him to cherish family, be polite and honest and REAL.  JUST BE REAL.

And I know, I know.. he's only 4... well.. 5 in about an hour but Mom's do that. We sit, we enjoy, we love and we wish.  I want SO much happiness for my baby ... ok, NOT so baby boy.

I'm thankful when time slows down for just one moment so I can reminisce, so I can fully be present, and giggle and play and pinch cute little buns and not care about anything but being present.

I hope that you have great memories of being four Tristan, but I'm no dummy... I doubt you will.  So, as I close out book #5...and tomorrow begins book #6... I hope someday you look back on these pages and realize how much Mommy and Daddy ADORE you.

We are SO proud of the little guy that you are, the little friend that you are learning to be and the lover of Jesus that your heart is turning into.  It beautiful, it makes me proud.  Couldn't be more proud - SO blessed to be your Mama.

Happy 4 years, 364 days old Nugg.... can't wait to smooch your sweet 5 year old face. I LOVE YOU!!!!  Mommy

Tristan's 5th birthday (party)

T decided to invite his soccer team bowling for his birthday

 

 and FINALLY he picked a theme... guess what it was?

Yup, Spiderman!

We all got ready....

 

grabbed a few photo ops

Daddy's included

 

All was going so well...

 and then I spilled a bottle of black nail polish all over me.

Thankfully everyone kept their patience and I ran inside an changed.  Whew!

then... the other Spidey's arrived!!

Cully

 

Cohen 

 

Rhett (Cohen's brother... smiliest kid #2)

 



Line up, line up, line up.. everybody line up (insert Bubble Guppies music!)

Aunt Connie arrived and brought a very cool set of packages!  Wrapped so T could SEE who brought him his gift.  My style... exactly!!

This is out of order... but Tay bowled!  Not kidding... she picked up her own 5lb ball!!

 

 

This is half of my lil' soccer team!!

T's cute little cake...

 

Connie did me a HUGE favor and picked up balloons

 

 

and I brought this cupcake holder... cute - huh!? Like the rings on the cupcakes?

 

I saw the scoreboard... and said to Bebah

 

My son... is kicking YOUR son's butt

 

Sadly Daddy came back and beat T by about 7!

Tay had calls to make...

 

I tried for a group photothis was as good as I could get

 Charlie and Brady battling it out

Noah and Cohen did the same!

T and G just being best buds

here are the 3 amigos

Habbee Doo and Gracie

Me n- Con

 

Silly Cohen

Tay says "don't touch my pizza!!"

and T says I want some cake!!

 

but he loved everyone singing!Look at that face!

Make a wish T!!

 

 BOOM!

 

Grayson kept stealing T's cake..

 

finally I said G... forget the finger...take a BIG bite!!

he listens VERY well

 

Then, T asked if he could cram his face into his cake...  what the heck... why not!?

and then Davis... SMASHED his face in the cake. HILARIOUS!
 

Then we got some game cards... and played!

 

and hung out 4 of my favorite faces!

Even Taylor wanted to ride!!

and she cracks me up!

then Holtie said... JUMP DOODLE  JUMP!!

(you only get this joke if you A) know me and B) see the name of the game behind me

 

T and Aunt Connie

and Taylor with Mommy

 and final hugs go to Aunt Kimmie!

Such a great time with great friends and family.  We are blessed beyond measure.

Thank you Lord for my boy feeling LOVED!!!