I know you thought this day would never come…your fifth birthday. In fact, over the last 3 months you have asked every morning, “is today my birthday?” and every day until today I have replied, “no”.
But today is different. Today what has taken 5 years and 9 months (minus 2 days) to occur has happened. Today I can take you into my arms and twirl your wildly with a shout of “yes!”.
You take my breath away. Your soul is wise beyond your 5 years. Your spirit is as wild as your hair.
You play for joy. You live your life on island time. Your head is often in another world. A world where blue power rangers shop at Target and transformers pause to laugh at Gilligan’s Island DVDs.
You have a heart that beats for others. You are in the middle looking out for brothers both younger and older. You share in everything you do. You are the cat whisperer. You have a bond with a cat that no one else can approach without fear.
Your love is loyal and intense. Your obsession have both amused and amazed me. Your loyalty to the color blue is entering it’s 4th year.
Your laugh stops whatever I am doing. You have a way of asking a question out of the blue that makes me smile. Your observations are so insightful they cause me to marvel. Even when you are upset you have the ability to pause, think and grin.
But my very, very favorite part of you is how all these things come together when you are excited. Your smile emerges, eyes twinkle, head starts bobbing, arms waving and body jumping with enthusiasm that cannot be contained in a 5 y/o body. I know this morning I will get to witness such an event.
You are my middle child. You hold the middle of my heart.
Happy 5th Birthday Reid!
I love you with the same crazy intensity you joyfully exhibit when running through a sprinkler…
Love,
MommyDear Reid,
I know you thought this day would never come…your fifth birthday. In fact, over the last 3 months you have asked every morning, “is today my birthday?” and every day until today I have replied, “no”.
But today is different. Today what has taken 5 years and 9 months (minus 2 days) to occur has happened. Today I can take you into my arms and twirl your wildly with a shout of “yes!”.
You take my breath away. Your soul is wise beyond your 5 years. Your spirit is as wild as your hair.
You play for joy. You live your life on island time. Your head is often in another world. A world where blue power rangers shop at Target and transformers pause to laugh at Gilligan’s Island DVDs.
You have a heart that beats for others. You are in the middle looking out for brothers both younger and older. You share in everything you do. You are the cat whisperer. You have a bond with a cat that no one else can approach without fear.
Your love is loyal and intense. Your obsession have both amused and amazed me. Your loyalty to the color blue is entering it’s 4th year.
Your laugh stops whatever I am doing. You have a way of asking a question out of the blue that makes me smile. Your observations are so insightful they cause me to marvel. Even when you are upset you have the ability to pause, think and grin.
But my very, very favorite part of you is how all these things come together when you are excited. Your smile emerges, eyes twinkle, head starts bobbing, arms waving and body jumping with enthusiasm that cannot be contained in a 5 y/o body. I know this morning I will get to witness such an event.
You are my middle child. You hold the middle of my heart.
Happy 5th Birthday Reid!
I love you with the same crazy intensity you joyfully exhibit when running through a sprinkler…
Love,
Mommy
I know you thought this day would never come…your fifth birthday. In fact, over the last 3 months you have asked every morning, “is today my birthday?” and every day until today I have replied, “no”.
But today is different. Today what has taken 5 years and 9 months (minus 2 days) to occur has happened. Today I can take you into my arms and twirl your wildly with a shout of “yes!”.
You take my breath away. Your soul is wise beyond your 5 years. Your spirit is as wild as your hair.
You play for joy. You live your life on island time. Your head is often in another world. A world where blue power rangers shop at Target and transformers pause to laugh at Gilligan’s Island DVDs.
You have a heart that beats for others. You are in the middle looking out for brothers both younger and older. You share in everything you do. You are the cat whisperer. You have a bond with a cat that no one else can approach without fear.
Your love is loyal and intense. Your obsession have both amused and amazed me. Your loyalty to the color blue is entering it’s 4th year.
Your laugh stops whatever I am doing. You have a way of asking a question out of the blue that makes me smile. Your observations are so insightful they cause me to marvel. Even when you are upset you have the ability to pause, think and grin.
But my very, very favorite part of you is how all these things come together when you are excited. Your smile emerges, eyes twinkle, head starts bobbing, arms waving and body jumping with enthusiasm that cannot be contained in a 5 y/o body. I know this morning I will get to witness such an event.
You are my middle child. You hold the middle of my heart.
Happy 5th Birthday Reid!
I love you with the same crazy intensity you joyfully exhibit when running through a sprinkler…
Love,
Mommy
My heart just ‘sploded.
Happy Birthday to a blessed little boy.
Hi Reid, you’re lucky to have such a wonderful Mom.
Holly, he’s so beautiful. 🙂
What a touching letter!
What a lovely letter to Reid. I especially liked the paragraph describing him doing all the things at once. Easy to picture on him with that too cute smile. Precious. Happiest of birthdays to him and congrats to you!
Happy birthday.
Now.
Tell him to stop growing.
Why must they grow sooooooo fast?
Happy, happy birthday!
Happy Birthday Reid. What a very nice letter.
HOLY CRAP!! How did this happen!!! Someone stop the universe.. This can’t be possible !! Didn’t we just do the whole tractor bday last week!!! Ok thats it you were just trying to make us all Go WAHHHWAHHWAHH..
Happy bday to an absolutley amazing Kiddo.. Reid you light up the life of everyone who comes in contact with you. We are blessed to have you as a friend. Love ya little man.
5 is a good age. He will get to go to school in the fall?
My 5 yr old wants to go to school now and then 5 minutes later says he can’t, because he can’t read yet.
*sniffle, snorfle, snort*
AWWWW Holly, that was awesome. So beautiful and so touching. You need to keep this and give it to him at his rehearsal dinner.
I love this.