To My Kallan...

February 18, 2015

My sweet Kallan,

Today you turn 5 year old.  How can that be?  A whole hand?  You seem so grown up to me lately.  Like you have left that little boy behind and are running full force into the boy world.  You look older.  You sound older.   You even have older mannerisms.  You were so excited that it was going to be your birthday that you wanted me to wake you up at 2:40 AM so you could be awake when you turned 5.  I thought morning would be good enough!

So who are you at five years old?

I would say the first thing that comes to my mind is smart.  Kallan, you are one sharp kido.  You continually amaze us with your knowledge of the world around you.  You love information.  You love learning facts and figures.  Your mind is like this sponge on steroids that can’t get enough information crammed into it.  It’s crazy, it’s amazing, and it’s who God has made you to be.  Right now your current craze is everything about the world.  Continents, countries, flags, which countries border which, what languages they speak, which flags have “hard seals” on them and which flags are “easy”… as you call it.  You spend hours and hours every day coloring flags and continents, looking up information on the iPad, and doing continent puzzles.  It’s just who you are… and we love you for it.  

You are also our sweet boy.  You have these double dimples that melt my heart every day.  You have a smile on your face all the time and are pretty happy-go-lucky.  You are sensitive to routine and the way you want things to be.  You love being a little brother to Liam and Ainsley and a big brother to Baylor.  You love making things for people.  You love playing by yourself and you love playing with others.  You love it when you are doing the right thing, and you don’t like to be disciplined.

(This is your "telling us something important" face...)

Other than doing activities about the world, you like to listen to music and play outside.  You enjoy pretending with Ainsley and playing house or puppy. You love playing on the iPad and coloring.  You enjoy getting out the play dough and reading books.  You would say your favorite foods are pizza, hotdogs, and strawberries... although you really eat almost anything.  You especially enjoy candy or dessert (but who doesn’t?!?!)  You are my "one sock on/one sock off" boy.  Everyday... I can always find you with just one sock on.  It makes me smile!  You still love your blue and white blankie (please don't stop that...) and you love having “desk time” in your room.  You always have lots of “work” to do (which is coloring flags right now) and usually have it all planned out how it is going to get all done.

Kallan Daniel, you are one of the best gifts God has ever given to me.  You make me smile and fill my heart with joy.  You encourage my heart when my days being a mama feel like a struggle.  You have been my "joy boy" from day one… 

and I’m so thankful for the love and joy you bring into each of my days. 

Happy 5th Birthday Kallan!!!