Dear Landon,
When did you get so big?!?! I haven't been able to hold you for some time now, and the other night you climbed up in my lap and you were heavy!!! You have grown so much over the past few months. I was shocked and a little sad because I felt like I had missed watching this happen. But you don't seem to mind because your dad is by far your best friend. You love him so much. When he isn't around you want to know exactly where he is, and when you get hurt you only want daddy. The only time you cry for me is when daddy gets you in trouble. Then you are all about mommy. You also love your sisters. You and Maddy love to play with each other. Right now she pretty much bosses you around, and for the most part you follow. You will play anything which requires the use of your imagination. Everything you find you turn into a sword or a shooter. You have several toys you carry around with you everywhere, you even sleep with them. You have 2 swords, a shooter, a gun, magic powers and a yax. You pretend you are the woodcutter from the 3 little pigs and you are going to get the big bad wolf with your yax. You are also very into pirates. You are Jake, daddy is Cubbie and Madison is Izzy. 90% of the time you wear your eye patch. It seems to cover up both eyes most of the time but you don't care, you won't let anyone fix it for you. I am glad you still enjoy Jake so much, because you are about to get a lot of Jake presents for Christmas. You are also ready to play soccer. Everyday you ask if you can go play soccer where your sister plays. I think you are getting tired of just watching Madison and are ready to play by yourself. You still love your Mimi's. There is no going to sleep without them. We have had to make several trips back to Lisa's to retrieve the forgotten Mimi's. The other day Morgan was crying, and you told her she could use one of your Mimi's to feel better. This is a BIG deal. You don't normally allow others to touch them. So for you to offer this to Morgan was one of the sweetest things I have seen. I was a little worried about your reaction when we brought Morgan home. But I couldn't be more proud of how you act with her. You love her, truly love her. At least once an hour you have to find her and give her a kiss and a hug. You will ask if you can hold her and then quickly jump up in an chair with a pillow and say, "I am ready". Today while you were holding her I heard you whisper to her, you are my little sister and I love you. Melts my heart! I hope you always love her and protect her throughout her life because you are her big brother, and that's what big brothers do! I never understood what people were talking about when they said they were "boy moms" but I do now! A boy mom gets to learn about dinosaurs, shooters, swords, constant energy, running, jumping, being gross and lots of other stuff I never knew about! Its a learning experience for me too. You are a very funny kid. You like to make people laugh. Either by saying something funny or doing something funny. You keep us entertained, that is for sure! Life would be boring without you!
When we went to the beach this summer, you were not a fan of the water but your were a fan of the SAND. And you continually talk about how you went to the beach and are ready to go back and hunt for crabs.
For your 2nd birthday we had a construction party. There was a big pile of sand everyone got to dig in and you loved it!
Fireworks did not scare you one bit, and you wanted to be right next to daddy to light them.
You took swimming lessons with dad and had mixed feelings. Some parts you loved others not so much.
You LOVED swimming around GaGa and Papa's pool. You would play out there for hours.
When we moved you and Madison in to the same room, we decorated with dinosaurs. You do not sleep without your dinosaur "pi-dough"
At first you would have nothing to do with the animals, by the end you were giving them lots of hugs!
At least once a week you and Madison get all the costumes out and dress up, this one cracks me up!
When we went to the pumpkin patch this fall everyone got to ride a pony. It was dead silence and you yell out "YEE-HAW". Everyone laughed, which made you happy so you would yell yee-haw every time you passed us. Adorable!
You were the cutest Olaf for Halloween. All the Elsa's (and let me tell you there were a lot!) wanted a picture with Olaf. Already a ladies man.
For dad's birthday, I told you that you could pick out the decorations, so Jake it was! You were soooo happy! And dad was a fan too!
This is your daily look. All of your "stuff" stuck down your pants and a bandana on your head. You are ready to look for bad guys!
You are one proud and loving big brother, Morgan is a lucky girl.
You also are an awesome little brother. Madison is lucky as well
You are growing too fast, and I want time to SLOW down. But I know that it won't so I am going to try and keep learning how to be a "boy mom" every day. You are the best son a mom can ask for and I love you to the moon and back.
Love,
Mommy
So sweet :) I love this post and your family. I need to come visit the posse soon!
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