Aidan,
My son, you are growing up and it seems like every time I look at you I am amazed at how quickly it all happened. I used to say that I could imagine being a mom to a baby or toddler, but not a KID! Well, now I am the mom of a "kid" and I am loving it.
You have done so many neat things this last year: learning to ride your bike without training wheels, learning to swim and read, going to school twice a week, developing more of a relationship with God, and becoming a Lego "master."
I really really enjoy you. You say some really profound things and a lot of the other things you say are just hilarious. You brought something to me the other day that said, "Mom's Night Out" on it and asked, "Is this yours Mommy? Were you just longing for it?" Your vocabulary and the way you use words is constantly growing and changing and it is so fun to witness. You are always asking me what things mean...today you wanted to know what "ruthless" and "insensitive" meant-words you read somewhere (you are such an awesome reader and LOVE to read).
You love to read books, especially comic books-your favorites being old Disney ones of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. You can sit for hours just looking and reading. You also like to listen to audio books and can spend hours doing that as well. Your attentiveness to stories and your recollection of detail is astounding!
You are still pretty obsessed with Mario-Super Mario Galaxy to be correct. You would play video games all the time if we let you.
Legos have been a huge hit with you lately as well and you love to build, take apart, and rebuild. I should probably insert here that I have to take them apart and sort them by color for you, but I happily do it just to watch you sit for a couple hours and work start to finish on something. You definitely love following directions and you won't redo a set that is missing a piece so we are pretty careful with keeping them together.
You are still a ball of energy, passionate, and full of life. You love people, are very friendly, and still very much hate to be alone at all. You can spend hours playing outdoors with friends, jumping on the trampoline or swinging together.
You have an insane memory. I am pretty sure you got that from me. Not only do you remember experiences and details about things, you also have memorized all the verses in your Awana book and then everything that you had to do for extra credit.
Aidan, you are so much fun to spend time with and you are so full of joy. I love to watch your face light up or hear you full on belly laugh when you think something is funny. There is a never a dull moment with you around. You have been a blessing to me and I am so happy that I get to be your mom.
I love you!
Mommy
