Chase is 5!!

Amidst all of the new baby activity, holiday celebrating, and family visitors....how could we possibly overlook the special celebration of Chase's life!! Our Chaser turned 5 on December 2 - and this super boy is crazy about superheroes!! So we celebrated...as requested by the birthday boy - with a Batman party!

The cake and the jell-o!

We invited all of his classmates and other special friends to party with us! We had a wonderful time - and the kids flew off in a special cape that Grandma lovingly made for Chase and his friends.

 

The very happy birthday boy!

My favorite superheroes! (as you can see the 

birthday boy got the special Batman cape)

Our littlest guy - we just couldn't leave him out 

even tho he slept through all of the action!!

 

The pinata, of course! 

And...blowing out the cake!

 

Mordida, mordida... (for some strange reason, 

the highlight to every birthday cake!)

 

The guilty party smiling on!

 

Chase is quite the boy!  He is unique and passionate and lives life to the fullest.  He is sensitive and caring - and also fiery and full of zest.  He holds a special place in our family.  He is so sweet to his Mommy, looks up to his Daddy, holds his big brother in awe and loves his little brothers unendingly.  No, he isn't perfect....he sometimes struggles with sharing...or with listening to instructions the first time.  But he receives discipline well and always acts better after. He has a tender heart and in his time recognizes his wrong and sincerely apologizes. He can tease his brothers quite skillfully and when he gets hurt he is rather dramatic.  But he is also the first to pick me a flower or to say he likes what I made for dinner.  He often wants to hold his baby brother.  He doesn't like to get cleaned up in the bath/shower.  He is often the last to fall asleep at bedtime and the first awake in the morning.  He loves cereal and would eat it at every meal if allowed.  He likes space and rockets.  He is a perfectionist when it comes to drawing - often gets frustrated with himself it doesn't look just as he wants it to.  He likes sports and wants to play them all someday.  He runs fast and is built like an athlete. Chase is a bright kid and is learning to read and spell words.  It is fun to watch him discover and learn. He has the most contagious laugh and it is not unusual to see him fall on the floor when he really gets laughing.  The boy is growing like a weed and is quickly leaving all of his current clothes behind (either because of holes in the knees or because they are just too small).  He is famous in our household for not being able to find his shoes.  He is also famous for throwing his clothes up in the air and then not being able to locate them.  He lives life at his own pace and it does not seem to help anyone to try to prod him along.  What else can be said about this sweet little man.  He is special.  He is very much loved.  And he is mine.  Happy birthday Chaser!