If the birthday party, new responsibilities and recent well-visit to your pediatrician weren't enough to make me admit that you're 5 now -- then today's Kindergarten registration really did the trick! It's all so official. You ARE 5 and soon you will be a Kindergartner! There, I said it.
It's been a great year for you and it's been filled with a lot of new things! From your first season of soccer to your first year of pre-school, you accomplished a lot while you were 4. Instead of going through the thousands of pictures I've taken of you in the last year, I'm just going to use a sampling from my i-Phone.
You graduated to a booster seat this year. Now you can buckle yourself up and I think you love the independence!
You traveled a bit this year. First, to Florida for a trip to Disney World and the beach. Later, up to Indiana where you took in your first Colts game! You are still quite athletic and you'll watch just about any sport. Daddy loves to watch racing and you'll sit right beside him for the longest time watching it too.
School was a huge deal this year! You were in the "Owls" class and your teachers were Ms. Salazar and Mrs. Green. I think it was a huge adjustment for you going from just a few best friends at Steph's house to a room full of various personalities. You have learned so much this year and I think your school has a lot to do with that. You can write your name with the correct letter formation. You recognize almost every letter and know most of their sounds. You are developing an interest in reading independently and you still love hearing a story. Most impressive to me is your mathematical ability. You can count all the way to 100 and can do many basic addition problems in your head. (Sums greater than about 14 seem to trick you.)
Here you were on the first day of school, about ready to walk in the doors for the first time....but your backpack hadn't arrived in the mail yet!
A few days later...sitting by your locker...with your cool, robot, backpack!
Along with school, came homework and at-home projects. We used seashells from our beach trip to decorate this snowman for one project.
You're still a lover of baths...
and Daddy's stories...
and sunbursts! (Or I just really like this picture of us...)
You would still stay outside all day long, if allowed....
You now rock the dental visits...
And you remain the best brother I could've ever imagined for Colton!
Your personality is so unique. You take things in and think things through. You act goofy with only your closest friends and tend to become shy in other scenes. You are genuine, caring, and inquisitive. You think every boo-boo needs an ice pack but you never pout for long. You rarely play with toys and prefer sports equipment or a movie instead. I could go on and on forever but I'll wrap up with an impromptu email we received from this season's baseball coach. He said, "Jackson is a joy to coach. He is a rare combination at his age, courteous, attentive, good learner, great at baseball, and most importantly, he seems to have fun at it and with the other kids. Let me know if you need a letter of recommendation for College." I thought that was so sweet of him and that he was pretty spot-on about you!
We went for your well-visit this week and they took your blood pressure for the first time. It was 104/65 and I'm praying that you never have my blood pressure issues! Of course, they also weighed and measured you. You gained almost 6 lbs this year and you now weigh 44 lbs, 2 oz! That keeps you in the 75th percentile. You've only grown 2 inches though as you stand at 3 feet 9 inches tall. You still top the height charts (90th percentile), which explains why you've outgrown all of your clothes. You now need 6T in most things (although we have to majorly cinch the waistlines!).
You were amazing at 4 and I know you'll be even better at being 5!
I am blessed to experience life with you and through you.
Your Daddy and I love you more than you know!
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