Oh Everett you are such a sweet tender-hearted little boy! You love your family so much but are such a Mama's boy! You tell me that when you grow up you want to just stay with me and it is the sweetest! I know you will change your mind of this one day. You are the first to tell me that you like my hair, or lips, or dress when I actually put effort into them. You are a proud big brother to your sisters but have a special place in your heart right now for Rory. You are quick to care for her and give her lot of kisses. You love to play with Haven outside trying to get her to play Jungle Book or some Dinosaur game with you! When your Dad comes home from work you love to play animals with him or just let him tickle you!
Everett you have started your first year of Pre-K and are doing so very well in it! You have your cousin Norah in there and you two are the very best of friends. I have been so impressed with how quickly you have picked up new skills in school and your desire to learn more. You tell me that your favorite part of school is playing on the playground where you and Norah play together. Everett you remain the pickiest of all eaters only liking chicken tenders, not nuggets, buttered pasta, and peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. You never want any sauce on anything!
Dinosaurs and wild animals are still your absolute favorite things ever! You are king of the dinosaurs and always want one when you have the option to get a toy. You ability to imitate animal noises is still unbelievably realistic and on point to whatever animal you are doing. For your show and tell each week in Pre-K you somehow find an animal or dinosaur with that letter to bring. This year you have also started playing t-ball for the Tin Caps. Your games have been twice a week and will last about 6 weeks. You have really enjoyed playing and really like your coach. You are a good little hitter and quick runner but get a little bored when fielding and spend a lot of your time playing with the dirt or twirling around. It has been so much fun though to go out and watch you push your boundaries into a new area and you are adorable in your uniform.
Everett you are still my big movie watcher and will sit down through just about any movie and watch from start to finish. Your favorites are Jurassic World ( you got probably a too early start on this one), Lion King (still!), and anything else with animals in it. I credit your love of movies to when you were a babe and I would take you to the theatre with me swaddled in my arms. I look forward to sharing this love of movies with you as you grow up!
At your 5 year well child checkup with your pediatrician they detected that you may have a slight astigmatism in your left eye. So after following up with an opthamologist you received your very first pair of glasses and you area ADORABLE in them! I finally feel like I can claim more of your appearance after 5 years of everyone saying you look just like your Dad, you now look like your Dad with glasses like your Mom. You picked out some bright blue glasses and have done amazing at keeping them on so far. You have to wear them all the time and I hate that this will be something you have to deal with for the rest of your life most likely (only because I have to and I get grumpy about putting on glasses everyday) but I am also extremely grateful that it is a simple astigmatism and that you look so stinking cute in your glasses!
For your birthday this year we were going to have a dinosaur party with all of our family here in Midland, however you threw up at school that day and were sent home early. So instead we had a small family party at home. The next day, on your actual birthday, you still weren't feeling well so you stayed home and you and I watched movies, played dinosaurs, met Dad for lunch and when you felt a little better went to pick out a special new one for your birthday! It wasn't the big party I wanted to have but it ended up being even better because we got to spend special time together! When you were able to go back to school the next week we took cupcakes with little dinosaurs on them to share with all your classmates.
Everett Neal, what a blessing you are to our family! You are such a great big brother to your sisters and precious son to your Dad and I! I cannot believe that you are already 5 years old, it happened in a flash but I adore every new stage with you and love watching you grow, learn and become such a sweet little gentlemen!
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