Wow...A Five Year Old!

I can't believe that we have a 5 year old. Time flies, he was 2 1/2 when I met Braden. Jaxon is getting so tall. Ever since I've been with Braden the boys will be pretty much the same size, then Jaxon will have a growth spurt and be taller, then Alek will shoot up and they'll be the same size. Lately its been Jax growing and growing and growing, he hasn't let Alek catch up. He's probably growing so much, because he eats more than I do. Jaxon is a tank. He always claims that he's starving. Never hungry, starving! If I'm not fast enough getting him something to eat, he'll go and make his own sandwich. His favorite "peanut butter on peanut butter". We don't have many left overs, Jaxon takes care of those. When we get done eating, Jaxon usually has 3 plates in front of him his, Alek's , and Joye's. Waste not!

Jaxon loves school and learning. He knows all of his letter's and number's. He goes through every book and tells us the letters. He loves to tell us what letter words start with. But when he tells us he usually gets them backwards, he'll say, "P starts with the letter piggy" He gets them right most of the time. He loves to do homework, but it's all about quantity, not quality. Everything is like this Jaxon goes as fast as he can, and Alek wants to take his time. When I pick them up from Pre-School, they always have a cute little craft that they have done. Jaxon's usually breaks on the way to the truck, I could never figure it out. But it must be the quality of work put into them.

Jaxon loves everyone. Him and Joye have a special bond. She loves him so much. She'll let him pick her up and carry her every where. They'll get up on the couch together and play or read books, or just cuddle. It's so cute. When they read books they'll take turns reading to each other, and Joye will reach out and put her arm around Jaxon's neck and pull him into her. He is so caring and worried about everybody. He is our compliment giver, Nobody feels bad about themselves when Jaxon is around. For example I was wrapping some Christmas presents, and Jaxon walks up and out of no where he says, "Wow! Great cutting Mom. You're a great cutter" Then it's followed by a big smile and a reassuring head nod. It's so funny, even if I'm in a bad mood, it always brings a smile to my face. My favorite is when we are playing ball, he will drop catches and not be able to make contact, but almost every time that Braden or I will catch or hit, he'll say, "Good catch Mom!" or "Great hit Dad!" He's such a good kid.

Jaxon is still our dancer. He loves it. Whenever there is music, no matter where we are, he's dancing. He'll hear music and start dancing, then yell at Alek and Joye to get up and dance. Joye will usually comply but Alek's too cool for that. He loves Thursday's. He gets to go to school, then go to dance, and then go to Aunt Mi-A's to play with Ryten and Renee. Ahh a perfect day!

Happy Birthday Jax! We love you so much. You are such a special part of our family. You make us laugh everyday. You are a great big brother, you always look out for Alek and Joye. And will give up any thing for them, if it makes them happy. Momma Tina will be looking in on you today! So remember to give her a smile!