Luke's Valentines countdown hearts

This year for a fun little Valentines countdown activity I decided I would write something I love about each of the kids on a heart each night for ten nights leading up to Valentines Day. I taped the heart to their door so they would get to see/read it in the morning. The kids had fun with it and would get excited to run to their door each morning to see what their heart would say.

Luke, I love you SO, SO much and hope this was a little extra way to show and tell you how much I love you and a few of the little reasons why!

Slow down, time.

Two weeks ago my sweet boy turned 5-years-old. FIVE! Doesn't that sound old? I was talking about it to a friend the other day and we decided that going from four to five is a big step. It just kind of seems like they go from being an older toddler to a kid.

Luke's definitely not a toddler anymore. And with that front tooth missing that he got knocked out last month during a head bonk (so much blood!) combined with him being on the taller side for his age, plus that "little man face" he's always had since he was a baby, he really is looking more like 6-years-old these days.

Luke at 8 months old. Just look at that cute little man face.

So all of the sudden I've gone from having two toddlers to a kid and a toddler. That's how it feels, at least. I try to focus on the positive. There is a lot to look forward to. As much as I dread him going into elementary school because then he really will be a big kid, I know it will also be fun to move onto that next step. I'm excited to go to his sports games and to sign him up for piano lessons when he gets a little older.

But let's be honest, sometimes I just want to wrap him back up in that swaddling blanket we brought him home from the hospital in, big kid or not, and cuddle him like the little baby he was just five short years ago. The baby he still is to me. I love that he still likes to cuddle with me. I cherish that, because I'm afraid sooner rather than later he's going to be too "big" for that.

Being a mom is so fun. So rewarding. I love watching him grow and go through new stages of life. But sometimes, can't time slow down, just a little? 

Ferguson's Christmas card

Daddy's work Christmas party

We went to a holiday party at Cory's work and it was a lot of fun! There was food, games and crafts for the kids. We took this photo with the "sugar plum fairy" at it. 

Visiting Santa

First lost tooth!

Luke got his front tooth knocked out a few days ago! It was already a little bit loose from him falling over and hitting it on our wood floor a couple months ago, but then Cory's cousin Ammon was here playing and his head hit Luke in the tooth and knocked it completely loose so it was hanging by a thread! Poor Luke! It was bleeding everywhere. So then daddy pulled it out the rest of the way, which didn't hurt a bit.

Once Luke got over the shock of it he was excited for his first visit from the tooth fairy! He's pretty young to have a front tooth missing being only four! It could be awhile until his tooth grows in. But that's alright!

He really wanted to keep the tooth so he wrote the tooth fairy a note asking to keep it, and lucky she let him :).

You can still see the tears on his face here...poor guy.

 

 

Fireman and princess

Luke and Halle have a new favorite game to play around our house. Fireman and the princess. The fireman rescues the princess from fires. Predictable but oh so fun.