Brady is FIVE!

 On July 5th, our baby celebrated his golden birthday and turned FIVE years old!

I will never, ever forget his birthday eve as long as I live..walking three miles in three digit temps to attend a Fourth of July parade in our new town and then doing sparklers that night with the Vegas skyline in the background.

Flashforward five years later to Fourth of July, and here's what it looked like--smores and fireworks (and frog catching!) poolside with our almost five year old!

And then he woke up to streamers, donuts, and presents the next morning! 

The next two pictures below are of the girls setting up the gifts they proudly purchased with their own money for Brady's birthday.

 

Birthdays are exhausting...naptime to recharge for a birthday dinner at Chili's per Brady's request!

Five years old--it seems so big! Brady, you are so loved! You are an expert on bugs! Everywhere we go, you love to catch (and then release!) insects and critters of all shapes and sizes. Your life plan is to marry Hadley and "be a worker." Whenever you and Hadley squabble, which is rare and short-lived, you tell her "I'm not going to marry you anymore!" You still nap almost every single afternoon and sleep great at night. Whenever you wake up from a nap or in the morning, you stay quietly in your bed until you hear us stirring downstairs. As soon as you do, you start yelling "Boo! Pick a plot line!" (which is a random line from the movie Inside Out) until we come to get you up for the day. ;)  We're not exactly sure how or why you started doing this, but it sure has stuck! You still love cars and books, and you are quite the puzzle master! You love to wrestle, and your favorite color is still orange!  We love you, Brady!!!!