5 years?!

 Happy 5th Birthday Brother!!

 I am in awe of the little boy the Lord placed in our family.  He is a tender-hearted, practical, loyal, little boy.  I can't even begin to imagine what the Lord has in store for his life.  He never forgets our devotion time at night, loves to talk about what he is learning in school and at church, and challenges me and holds me accountable to stay in the word and be the Mom I know he deserves.  I love how much he loves his Sister and that he isn't too big yet to still love cuddling with us. 

 The last 5 years truly have flown by.  It feels like a few short moments ago we were praying for kids and struggling with the inability, but 5 years later I feel more than blessed.  We take our family life very seriously and our family days are always my favorite...even if it just means napping on the couch together or putting together Legos.  I love that anything can be fun!

 Brother's 5yr check-up went well (until he learned he was getting a flu shot, then we had LOTS of tears...this week is already wearing me out :).  He is in the 50th percentile for his height and 75th percentile for his weight.  (43lbs and 43inches tall...easy to remember!)  All of his tests look great and besides the tears over the "pinch" we all left with happy news and faces :) 

 We are looking forward to the holidays this year.  I love getting the opportunity to discuss the reason we believe what we do everyday.  There is always something that brings it up!  Teaching that giving is better than receiving has been our main motto this year.  We have tried to take the opportunity to let the kids help with presents.  At our house we teach that anyone can be a "santa" by giving presents to someone who is in need. We love this time together and I look forward to all the new memories we are going to make.  I am sure the next 5 years are going to fly by just as fast! We love you Brother!