My five year old

He turned 5 years old on Thanksgiving Day.  We celebrated at my folks house after Thanksgiving lunch with a huge Cheesecake Factory Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake, the very thing I ate daily after he was born.  What a treat!  He got balloons, a bug box (that is now a jail for bad guys for the boys self designed Lego land on the train table) Star Wars Legos, a Star Wars pillow case, tee shirt, action figures..oh Star Wars... and lots of love and attention even though it was just his parents, siblings and grandparents that day..he did not mind.  He is so easy going.  He only acts difficult or takes issue if he sees his older brother do it but, it is not his nature, at this age anyway.  Its as if he 'tries on' attitudes, just to see what happens.

What Winston loves and who he is right now:

• He loves Chili's ribs he found out recently (my boy who will eat the entire family table green salad and very little meat on his dinner plate)
• He knows the perfect timing to give a hug and a kiss if needed.
• He says sweet things that you don't expect coming, just at the right time.
• He is excited to meet his new sibling soon.
• He plays victim if his sister, two years younger, hits him over a toy squabble.  He is a lover, not a fighter and would rather just let her have it even though, he does turn the tables at times and lets her have it! 
• He often says he loves me and his Mimi and that's all (I know better, he loves his family)
• He will copy almost anything his big brother says or does.




Cracking whole nuts with rocks is good fun!


• He will do almost anything to make you laugh.
• He is good with math it seems and eager to learn to read but not too eager, it will come.
• He can dress himself and even match most of the time..just needs help snapping his blue jeans.
• He loves his cat Boo and his brother's cat, Tom.



At his brother's birthday party as I did not take photos at his party..was busy serving up cheesecake, running the bubble machine and making merry in general that day.  My photographer, my Dad was busy with the Thanksgiving food and dishes, etc.  I do think he has some on his camera though and getting those to me is challenging...maybe they will come this week..c'mon Poppy!

• He wants to be a chief of a worker and build buildings in the desert when he grows up.  (that's a direct quote)

Daddy and I love you very much Winston and count you as one of our biggest blessings in life.  Happiest Fifth Birthday big boy!!

Thanksgiving Day

We examined the history of the original Thanksgiving on this child friendly, mother led interactive journey on the Mayflower here. We also made thank you paper coins to share and the boys dictated little things they were thankful for onto cards at the table. Poppy had a horrible toothache and was thankful for the pain..he said "I know I am alive!".

Poppy's dish maid.
Satisfaction.

Mimi's cooking is so comforting. Green beans and red potatoes, cheesy potato casserole, meatloaf and Honey baked Ham with crusty baked honey on the edges, green salad, red wine...yum! I only prepared clover rolls that really were not very good anyway...thanks Mom for your cooking!

A spiral of deliciousness.

Notice the abandoned clover roll.

They make better ears than food.

We are thankful for regular problems...Martin ate everything on the table this day!

We could have lived in Germany, Australia or somewhere else but living this close to where I grew up is simply wonderful.