According to Adam & Luke:

How old is Daddy?
Adam: 38
Luke: 25

 How tall is Daddy?
Adam: 12 feet and 6 inches
Luke: This tall (said while raising his hand as high as he could)

What color is Daddy’s hair?
Adam: Brown
Luke: Grey, like my hair

What color are Daddy’s eyes?
Adam: Brown
Luke: Brown

What is Daddy’s favorite color?
Adam: Orange
Luke: Orange

What Daddy’s favorite song?
Adam: I don’t know
Luke: Bam, bam, chicka, chicka, bam, bam (it’s a song from a cartoon)

What is Daddy’s favorite TV Show?
Adam: Soccer
Luke: Soccer

What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy?
Adam: Play baseball
Luke: Kisses

What is something Daddy always says to you?
Adam: We will wait to see if it happens. And if it does,we’ll figure out something then.
Luke: Blah, blah, blah

What is Daddy’s job?
Adam: Air Force
Luke: To get to work

What is Daddy’s favorite food?
Adam: Pizza
Luke: Pizza

What is Daddy’s favorite drink?
Adam: Coke
Luke: Coffee (note: Dave does not drink coffee)

What does Daddy like to wear?
Adam: A shirt with no sleeves that is black
Luke: Work clothes

What does Daddy do for fun?
Adam: Go bowling
Luke: Go to the splash park

Where does Daddy like to go?
Adam: To the pool
Luke: To the store and buy some things

What do you do to make Daddy laugh?
Adam: When I toot (boys are gross)
Luke: Chicken (again with the chicken from last year apparently)

What makes Daddy so smart?
Adam: Because he goes to work
Luke: Thinking

What makes Daddy happy?
Adam: His kids
Luke: Smiles

Why do you love Daddy?
Adam: Because he loves me
Luke: Kisses and huggies

And here are the responses from the past few years:

2015
2014
2013
2012

This is the kids’ current favorite song.

Don’t worry – Dave was driving, not me.

We got a membership to a pool near our house and have really been enjoying it. The kids all love the water (and Dave and I love how it tires them out).

Hard to believe he’s five already!

He is so silly. He and Adam are currently all about “potty” humor – anything to do with the word “butt” is hilarious to them both. I’m trying to curtail it, but fear it’s a losing battle.

He is still a super cuddly kid. He has what he calls his “Snuggle Meter” and when it gets to zero, it needs to be recharged. This happens a lot at bedtime, but also at other random times. I’m a big fan of the Snuggle Meter.

Another of my favorite “Luke-isms” is when he says that something, “Scared the pajamas” out of him. Oh, and when he calls going barefoot “wearing toes”.

He is so active. He’s constantly in motion and can be very clumsy (check out the bruises on those legs). He’s really good at gymnastics though and does a great job following directions. He’ll be ready to move into Adam’s class this fall.

He’s still obsessed with Star Wars. He’ll talk about it to anyone that will listen and told me the other day that he wants to be a Jedi when he grows up. He has recently gotten into the Star Wars Angry Birds game and insisted that be on his birthday cake this year (which was chocolate with chocolate frosting, and delicious).

But above all, he is so sweet. He really cares about other people’s feelings and while he might pick on his little sister or annoy his older brother, he’s the first one to jump to their defense and give them hugs when they are sad.

While I don’t want him to grow up too fast, I really think he’s going to love kindergarten and can’t wait to see what this next year has in store for him.

Today is Adam’s last day of first grade!

We went to the school this morning for their awards assembly. Adam made it into the 1,000 Book Club and got his name on the plaque. I am so proud of him and how hard he worked on his reading this year. There was only one other student in his class that made it to that level this year.

One child from each class received a Citizenship Award. Adam was picked for his class and I could not be more proud of him.

Here he is with the principal, showing off his name on the plaque.

And here’s a comparison between the first day and today.

Adam had a really wonderful school year and I can’t wait to see what adventures are in store for him in second grade.

There was a fundraiser at a local ice cream place for Adam’s school tonight. Luke requested “just vanilla, in a cone, with nooooo sprinkles”.

Adam wanted “worms and dirt” (gummy worms and oreos).

Little Miss Maggie asked for “pink”, and was very pleased with her strawberry Italian ice.