SIX!

This morning at 8:00am Jackson turned 6. It's hard to believe that my baby is growing so fast. I can close my eyes and remember visiting him in the NICU just after he was born. So tiny and fragile, yet even then he was so strong willed. Now...well now he's a little boy. A bright, funny, sensitive, adorable little boy who is about to start kindergarten. I'm amazed at just how fast he is growing up. I pray that the next year doesn't go as fast as the the last.

So today was all about Jackson. It started with him opening a little present from Brandon and I, a train Smudger, and a book of Thomas puzzles. He opened his big gift, a Wii, a couple of days ago. I think Brandon was almost more excited about it then Jackson. Though it only took a game or two and Jackson didn't want to put it away. He loves to bowl, play baseball and tennis. Especially tennis.

Birthday's are your one special day of the year and so I have only one rule, anything goes (well pretty much anything). So he decided he wanted popcorn for breakfast. He did have scrambled eggs & sausage later but the first thing he wanted this morning was popcorn. After breakfast we played trains and puzzles and tennis on the Wii while we waited for our friends to arrive so we could go to the zoo. It was the perfect zoo day! Most of the animals were out and about and the weather was beautiful. We checked out the animals, had a picnic, got ice cream (blue moon of course) and then rode on the train and the carousel. When Brandon came home from work Jackson wanted to play putt-putt and then we all went out for pizza. He was so tired that he fell asleep on the way home.

Presents he picked out from Great Nana Barnett & Luban Geyer, Liam and Birthday boy at the zoo
Grizzly Bear in his "easy chair".
Polar Bear Geyer & Jackson watching the seals Lion
Boys w/their Blue Moon ice cream
Liam had his own Blue Moon too. :) Everyone on the Carousel. Birthday Boy

Happy 6th Birthday Jackson Dean!!