Noah's 6th Birthday

Noah turned six this week!  We started out with singing Happy Birthday and opening his present from us first.

 

Noah's birthday was on a Tuesday, and he wasn't very enthused about having to go to school on his birthday.  I promised him it would be fun to get to celebrate at school.  He got to bring Twinkies for a birthday treat.  The school has adopted a new policy that we have to buy store made treats and snacks due to kids that have peanut and other food allergies.  Noah had never had Twinkies and kind of turned up his nose at them in the car.  Needless to say, once he had it, he loved them - as did his whole class.  Twinkies were a huge hit!  

When we first got to school, Mrs. Pease put this birthday crown on him.  Noah said he wore it all day, even to lunch and specials.  He said school was awesome, because it was his birthday :)

After school I made spaghetti, twice baked cauliflower and pumpkin pie.  Grandma Anita and Grandpa Rick came over and got Noah a nerf gun and Pogo Stick.  The Pogo Stick was a HUGE hit.  He got the hang of it pretty fast.  When Grandparents left he was up to 12 in a row.  By bedtime he was up to 33 in a row.  He called Grandpa Rick every time he broke his record.

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Yesterday after school, Noah got right on his pogo stick and hopped to the neighbors house to show it off.  He broke his record and got to 39 jumps in a row and called to tell Grandpa.  He told him when he gets to 50 he'd buy him some candy.  Noah got SO SERIOUS after that.  Within a couple minutes he got 89 in a row.  This kid is on fire with the pogo stick :)

It was a happy 6th birthday for Noah.  At home and at school.

Here are some pictures from the past 6 years.  It's amazing how much he's grown and changed in what seems like such a short time.  Mom and Dad love you, Noah!

Newborn baby boy

6 months

One year

Raiding the pantry

Two years

Two and a half - big bro!

Soccer debut at age 3

Classic - almost 3

4 years - sledding on suicide hill

Five and a half

The skinny on Noah:
48" and 57 lbs.
Fave sport: soccer & swimming
Fave vacation: Climbing mountains in Colorado, beach is a very close 2nd
Fave toys: Legos (and he is really good at them!)
Fave book: Calvin & Hobbes & his National Geographic Almanac
Into: Space, U.S. Geography (knows all his states and lots of facts about them)
Fave food: sub sandwiches, mac & cheese, pizza
What makes us so proud:  Besides being so smart and handsome and strong, Noah is very kind to everyone.  He is also super responsible at school and his teacher reports he is always doing what he is supposed to be doing.  He's a conscientious and an excellent student.