Noah's 5th Birthday

Noah had such a great birthday weekend. He celebrated over dinners with both sets of grandparents and Aunt Dana and Uncle Brad. On top of that, he LOVED his rockin' party with all of his favorite boys (and the addition of his great pal, Ella, toward the end of the event) -- from his current school, his old school, and of course, some favorite family friends, Jack, Ryan, and Heydon. He smiled throughout the ENTIRE party.

At one point during the party, Noah and I went inside to go to the bathroom. We took a couple of silly pictures in the mirror and then I leaned in to give him a hug and told him that I loved him and was so proud of him. He looked at me with his huge, sparkly eyes, released a huge grin, and in a sweet, soft voice said, "mom, tell me why you're so proud of me." I teared up and went on and on about how he is so loving, and kind, and tenderhearted, and brave, and generous, and funny. How he's an amazing friend, brother, and son. How I love him with all my heart. Oh how I love him.

I especially love this video that Aunt Dana captured while everyone was singing Happy Birthday to Noah. He laughed all the way through it -- tickled with himself that he'd already blown out the candle (as soon as Mike lit it) and then after he blew out his candle he did a giddy little penguin dance that I've never seen before. Every time I watch it, I laugh out loud. There is also a funny clip of two of his friends giving a shout-out to where they picked up his gifts. Hilarious.

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I was teary all day on Noah's birthday -- very emotional, very sentimental, very happy. I haven't been this teary over a birthday since Miles' 1st. It just feels big to me. It feels like a particularly huge milestone in Noah's life. He's 5. He's five. Wow.