Davis turns 5!

Davis' 5 year old stats

3'7" tall

39lbs

Davis... sweet Davis. Year 4 was a rough one for him. I feel like he was trying to find his space, his identity in the family, let us know that he has a voice and doesn't want to be told what to do all of the time. Davis has always been "the easy child" and by being so... it is easy to get mixed into the chaos.
Davis is a loving, sweet and funny kids with a little bit of a mean streak and a touch of defiance. I can tell when he is feeling "too controlled" and needs to feel like he is making some of his choices. 

Davis at times still wants to be the baby, but has recently taken on the older brother roll better since James is at school most of the day. He misses having James gone and is excited when his buddy comes home. I think the time away is good because they get along pretty good after school. They are buddies. He can be patient and kind to his little brothers, like this picture of him reading them stories. Some days he just is not in the mood for any of it and will put of his cereal boxes so he "doesn't have to look at Calvin". I remember doing the same thing with my siblings! And we all love each other now :) He really loves Hank most of the time and helps him out.

Davis is a helpful kid who is willing to work, even on his birthday!

His top wishes for his birthday was going to "King Burger" and get a street sweeper lego set.

Making dreams come true is what I do.

Davis had his first real friends bday party and requested a street sweeper party. I found a lady who made these cute cookies and I made a green (spinach, no kids had any idea!) cake and stuck one of the cookies on it. Wallah! A street sweeper cake.

I have a friend whose husband works for the city and was able to hook us up with the city street sweeper! He came by and talked about how the street sweeper works and the importance of keeping the streets clean. Tony let each kid hop in the truck and then drove by demonstrating how the sweeper works. It was so fun to see the little boys excited about it, and after the shock wore off, Davis was in heaven.