Koop is 5!!

How is my little boy already 5!? He has been such a challenge but yet such a joy! I feel as though I fail everyday with him and yet he shines so bright that I know I am doing something right!! He is THE SMARTEST little boy I have EVER met in my life! He is so loving and thoughtful and such a mommy's boy that it isn't funny! He definitely loves with his whole heart and he is incredibly emotional. 

He loves bugs, rocket ships, talking about planets, our dog Gema, frogs/toads, fishing. LOVES taking very warm baths, is a complete perfectionist, loves to draw, wearing basketball (silky) shorts, eating apples/vegetables and LOVES pickles, and sissy is his best friend! 

He does not like having his hands dirty, wearing jeans, having his toys/collections messed with or put out of place, having his plans change, getting hot and he prefers to just play by himself. 

 Preschool Picture

He absolutely loves his dog Gema

He loves his nature table...found a new "dinosaur" bone to add to his bone collections!

His drawings are seriously my favorite things ever! He puts so much t

"Mom look its a rocket ship"

Coyote hunting with the boys

First time leading a calf...big moment for him!

So proud of his bug collection!

Koops Octonaut Party

For the kids 5th birthday we stop doing big family parties and let them choose what they want to do. Tenlee had a tea party with all the special ladies in her life. Koop decided to go bowling as a family. Well last minute he asked me if he could have an Octonauts party with his friends and older cousin. I couldn't say no to that:) So I hurried and got ahold of them all and his cousin wasn't able to make due to other plans, but his 4 friends were able to come! We had a wonderful night, those 4 friends happen to be my 2 besties kiddos, so it was a blast even for us adults! 

Captain Barnacle cake

He had to set up all of his collections for his friends to see:) 

And he had to set up all of us space books to show them

Showing his space books to his friends

How am I possibly putting a #5 candle on my baby boys cake!

He was so nervous during the singing...just kept looking at me!

A tad bit excited about his new rocket launcher!! He is obsessed with space right now.

He asked daddy to build these that night, but we convinced him to wait till the next morning:) 

This was quite entertaining:) 

The best group of friends a boy could have!