Happy 6th Birthday Atreyu!

Atreyu turned 6 last week! 6!! He now has to use both hands to show how old he is. On every one of his birthdays I think back to when he was born and remember how lucky and blessed we are to have him in our lives. He had such a rough start and we didn't even know if he would make it. How far he has come since then! He rarely gets sick and he is so smart. He is easily distracted from things he is not very interested in but if he likes something, it's hard to break his attention from it.

Atreyu is doing really well reading and he likes math and science. His favorite thing at school is art. He's a good little artist. He still loves superheroes and Legos and he has recently gotten into Star Wars. He and Cambria love to play "Hulk" with Jesse. Atreyu is so good at making me feel special. He likes to tell me he loves me and he constantly tells me that I'm pretty ("even when you don't get ready," in his words). He and Cambria fight like any siblings but he is also good to her. He tries to make sure she is taken care of and he likes to compliment her as well.

Atreyu requested a Star Wars birthday this year. I had to use black food coloring in fudge frosting to get the look of the sky which made things rather messy but it cleaned up well. Atreyu loved his cake!

Atreyu had some friends come over and they all had a blast having a light saber battle with these light sabers I made.

Happy Birthday Atreyu! I love you so much buddy!