Nathan is FIVE!

Our Nater-Patater is a whole hand old! He is such a sweet and silly little guy and we are loving the stage he is in right now. Nathan is very busy, snuggly, affectionate and energetic. He is always on the go and loves to be with his family (especially his best friend, Rachel), play pretend, and explore the outdoors. Any and all critters are his friends, from grass hoppers and worms to lizards and squirrels. Our chickens are some of his most favorite things and he spends a lot of time every day helping tend to our girls, or carrying them around and "playing" with them. Nugget and Golden Chick Chick get the most attention and he can catch all of them much quicker than anyone else in the family. He joyfully completes chicken chores for me most days and is my little chicken tender. 

 

Nate is really enjoying his preschool and is learning and maturing so much. He loves to "read" and be read to. His loves the Fly Guy series, Curduroy, Curious George and anything by Doreen Cronin. I think he will be reading on his own soon and become a book lover just like his mom and big brothers. He also has a stuffed animal obsession. At least 5 are in his bed at all time and he plays with them daily. His other favorite type of toy is anything to build with; legos, blocks, magnet tiles or Lincoln logs. Nater has also started to show an interest in sports and has been playing soccer and baseball with his brothers in the back yard. Won't be long and we will have 3 sports schedules to keep up with. Sheesh!

New stats: 
Height- 42.5 inches (60%)
Weight- 39 pounds (40%)
Clothes- 5T
Shoes- little kid 11

An Interview with Nate:

favorite food: chili

favorite dessert: chocolate cake
best friend: Pace
favorite toy: my Yoshi guys
favorite book: Fly Guy books
favorite tv show: Curious George
favorite movie: Star Wars
Best thing to do with/about Joel: play star wars with him
Best thing to do with/about Levi: wrestle
Best thing to do with/about Rachel: play follow the leader
Best thing to do with/about Mom: snuggle
Best thing to do with/about Dad: throw me in the pool
favorite color: red
favorite game: super Mario brothers
favorite place to go: Texas Tech
what do you want to be when you grow up?: a policeman
favorite song: Blue Skies and Rainbows
perfect day: Play in my treehouse and pretend to be blacksmiths with Rachel, Levi and Joel

To celebrate Nathan's 5th birthday we had a "Lizard Hunting" birthday party with family at our house. Nate planned every part of the party which included a lunch of chili, chocolate cake covered with lizards and a Easter Egg style hunt for plastic lizards. He had a blast and so did his cousins! I hope he always keeps his love of nature and free spirited, independent mindset. We also took the kids to a hibachi restaurant on Nate's birthday for dinner and he had a blast and ate more than we thought possible!

We are trying to focus on the fun five year old Nathan and look past the occasional challenges. He is such a blessing to our family and he brings us a lot of joy. It's hard to believe that he will be starting kindergarten next year and moving on to the big kid stage of life. Watching him grow, change and learn is going to be wonderful!