Krue is 5 Years Old!

Birthday presents from Mom, Dad, & Kiefer
A race track from "Cars"!

The car Krue chose for not sucking his thumb. (See Below)

A really cool new Big Wheel that "I can spin out on!"

It is so hard to believe that our first born is already 5 years old! People tell me all the time... enjoy every moment because it will go so fast. This couldn't be more true. I mean, we only have 13 more years with him and then he will be off to college! Now that is weird.

Krue has been getting geared up for Kindergarten. He talks about riding the yellow school bus with Lauren and playing on the playground all the time! He will be going to JR Watson Elementary this fall.

We look forward to this year with Krue because it will be filled with lots of activities and excitement. Krue will continue to do taekwondo throughout the year... along with t-ball in the summer, football in the fall, and basketball in the winter. He is really excited about being in these sports! I think Lee is going to try and coach a couple of them. Kiefer would love to try these sports with his brother, but must wait until he is five :(

For the past couple of months, Krue has been telling us that he is going to stop sucking his thumb when he turns five. Lee and I ran with this goal he set for himself. My mom gave us the brilliant idea of buying a bunch of matchbox cars, putting them in a place that he could not reach them, and then telling him that if he didn't suck his thumb for an entire day then he could choose one car from the bag. Well, this sounded like it was right up Krue's alley. He is sooo into the movie "Cars" right now so I bought him about 12 of the little cars from the movie. I showed him all of the cars and then put them on top of the fridge. We stuck a band aid on his thumb to help remind him not to suck on it. This worked beautifully! He has gone an entire week now without sucking his thumb (even at night)! He looks forward to picking out a new car everyday and is so proud of himself for keeping his thumb out of his mouth. Yay! This is such a relief for Lee and I because he has already done some damage to his upper front teeth. We wanted to get him to kick this habit before he got his permanent teeth... and it looks like he did.

Here are some fun facts about Krue at the age of 5:

Personality

Krue is quite the character at this age. He is starting to test his boundaries, emotions, and humor (good and bad). His teachers describe him as, "A goofball... but very smart." They get a kick out of him at school. Krue can talk a person's ear off and ask so many questions at one time. He is very interested in how things work and what life is all about. Krue treats his Mommy like a queen (he tells me he loves me and that I am pretty about 20 times a day - no joke!) and he loves to hang out with his Daddy because, "Daddy knows how to do everything".

Likes

-Race cars and anything that goes fast!

-Playing Mario Baseball on the Wii

-Riding his two-wheeled bike

-Cuddling on the couch

-Warm weather & the lake

-His best bud, and little brother, Kiefer

-Broccoli & Asparagus, Green Apples & Pineapple, Cheeseburgers (with the bun) and Grilled Cheese

-His glasses because "they help me see better"

-Taking baths & sitting in the front

-Getting money for doing chores

-Watching movies in the car

-Trying to fix things by himself

-The idea of flying like a bird

-A clean & orderly room

-Exercise & playing sports outside

-His "girlfriend" Gabby, his "best friend" Madeline, and Lauren "she will always be my friend".

Dislikes

-Scary movies & bad guys

-Being cold

-Being told not to do something... "Mom, that makes me angry"

-Tornados & Bombs

-The thought of getting lost from him parents

-The thought of dying

-Dressing himself & making his bed

-Getting dirty

Talents

-Eye-hand coordination & balance

-Spacial concepts & math skills

-Reading & sounding out words

-Imitating people and characters

-Finessing a sport's technique

-Green belt in taekwondo

-Mastering the Wii

-Routines & remembering

-Responsible for personal items