Gage is the BIG 5!

Gage is now a whopping 5 years old! I cannot believe how time has flown by. He doesn't even look like a little guy anymore. He decided that he wanted a dinosaur/animal birthday so we put a little family party together. Poor guy had to wait until 8:30 for cake and presents because dad had to work and mom had a volleyball game, but he was super patient. We planned to play at the park with friends for a while but the weather turned winter again so we postponed until next week. He's ok with that. Now he gets to have two little parties!

We made an ice cream cake with m&m's and sea creatures on top. It was delicious thanks to all of Gage's help making it.

Kind of a silly pose but that's Gage for ya! Isn't he a handsome guy?

We decided to get Gage a bike because his is a little on the small side for him now. It's Hot Wheels and he thinks it's fabulous, except for the training wheels. He made sure we took those right off because he's too big for them!

This is how he ended his day. Katlyn read him his new book Library Mouse and he was out like a light. He said it was the best birthday ever! He's pretty easy to please.

These are just a few things I want to remember about Gage........

-He loves his family and is very protective of us all.

-He is obsessed with making machine gun noises with his mouth lately. (Drives me crazy!)

-He got to do flouride for the first time on his birthday and he thought he was so big! I love it!

-He has a bit of a temper! We are working on that, but sometimes you just have to giggle at him.

-He is a total boy! Loves cars, dinosaurs, tball, getting stronger, bikes, racing (but only if he wins), his pet whale "splasher", going for rides in his dad's truck and "smoking" people, watching smoke videos with his dad, and he loves to read books. His favorite book right now is "What Color is your Underwear" and his favorite movie is Chronicles of Narnia.

We sure love you Gage and are so glad that you are a part of our family. Life wouldn't be as wild and fun without you. You are a great little brother and a fabulous big brother. You are growing up WAY to fast!