Carter turns 6

 

My sweetheart baby boy Carter,

You're getting so big, stop growing up, you're 6 now and the little baby boy is slipping away.  What a year you have had. You smashed preschool and started kindy with such a bang. You have Miss Ruth this year, she was Masons teacher last year so its been interesting meeting with her and hearing how you're doing. Not that I ever compare the two of you but as you will already know, you are both so different. You are amazing, you listen and are super respectful in class. You show amazing leadership qualities and you are a wonderful friend. You are doing so amazing with your reading and writing and you love learning at school. You won another school award in term 1 and it's great to see how proud you are

You still love every ball sport ever, you take a basketball to school so you can "shoot hoops" at lunch time. You crack me up with how much you love to play and commentate your own plays. 

You love a cuddle, you still reach for my hand at every opportunity and you are full of kisses before bedtime. When things get too much for you I'll know because you still take yourself off for some alone time. 

 Your speech has really improved. We have finished up with therapy and you have found your voice not allowing people to speak over or for you any more. 

For you life right now is all about sports, friends, digging under rocks for gross bugs, drawing and colouring and marvel movies. Any one of those things makes you light up and you shine. 

Its so funny watching you play footy, you gravitate towards dummy half every single game, I think it frustrates me most when I see how hard you tackle Mason, Cooper and the neighbours and how considerate you are on the actual field, standoffish somewhat in defence, but boy you are fierce in attack.

You make me so proud, and I just adore you

Carter at 6:

• you are: 119.2cm tall
• you weigh 21.3 kilo
• Can you believe you still have all your baby teeth!
• you love: playing football in the front yard or vacant block, doing anything Cooper is doing
• your favourite food is: anything that Cooper likes, but also nachos, spag bol and home made pizza
• your best friend is Cooper but you've made some good friends at school (Jordan, Ethan), you love your footy mates too, Ollie and Toby in particular. 
• you hate: When Cooper just wants to play with his mates, Zoe bossing you around. when you have to play league tag and not tackle football
• Sweetest saying "when I am sleeping and I feel sick can i still cuddle you at night because I love you"
• Most memorable moment this year - oh buddy, you've had some huge moments this year, the sleep over with Dean and Adam, finishing speech therapy, being able to solo bodyboard on some pretty cool waves at Forster and kayaking to the island at Forster .

Mason's 6th birthday

So here we are at your 6th birthday. You've had an amazing year and I am loving this age with you. You come out with some absolutely cracking one liners and you love playing the clown. You have loved the move into kindy this year, you are engaged in your learning and your teacher tells me you continue to take on a leadership role among peers and listen and display respectful learning in class. Over the space of a term you have made leaps in your reading and writing and you really love maths. You received a merit award term 2 for your helpful nature and positive attitude which I love.

You are a busy, inquisitive and caring little boy. You spend your time turning over rocks to find creatures you beg me to keep as pets, playing with the kids in the street and snuggling up with me whispering sweet things like "I'll still love you when I'm old and even when I'm dead I'll love you from heaven". 

Your bond with Zoe continues to strengthen. The two of you are two little matched souls, fully of fire and spark but also an advocate for those who aren't as fierce as you are. You and Coop don't often see eye to eye, like Zoe your relationship with him is up and down but every now and then you come together and your face lights up.

The things I love most about you is just how sweet you can be. I mean man you are go go go all day, pushing everyones buttons, being an antagonistic little jerk face but despite all of that as I tuck you into bed you squeeze my body tight and tell me how much you love me. You are always checking in with me, reaching for my hand or finding any little free space to be touching me. 

Mason at 5:

• you are: 117cm tall
• you weigh 20.5 kilo
• Can you believe you still have all your baby teeth, I mean they are chipped all over from your rough play and shenanigans but they're all still there.
• you love: playing soccer or football in the front yard or vacant block, being the winner, going to kindy, and singing yourself to sleep.
• your favourite food is: hot chips but only if they have sauce. 
• your best friend is Carter, but you've made some good friends at school (Jaxson, Ethan), you love your footy mates too, Ollie and Toby in particular and Hegalo is a current favourite (Tueila's little brother).
• you hate: Food that doesn't have sauce. Bed time. 
• Funniest saying this year. While doing your homework you look at my hand writing to see the words I've asked you to practice and you look me in the eye, point to the words and say "at school, this is what they'd call quality work mum, great job"
• Most memorable moment this year - Probably having your cousins Dean and Adam sleep over and setting up beds in the lounge room and giggling all night.