To Dude On His 5th (kind of) Birthday

 

 

 

 

Five years have gone by way too fast!  It makes me a little sad that you are a whole hand old. I guess there is comfort in knowing that you are really only one years old, being born on Leap Day and all.

You are the best little boy any parent could ever ask for.  You are easy going and laid back.  You are still rough and love to wrestle and, to my chagrin, fart.  And on command at that.  You are also hilarious!  You are by far one of the funniest 5 year olds I've ever met.  You've got some crazy mad dance moves, too.  I don't know where you get them from, but you've got them.

You have been  very obedient in your first five years of life.  You came out of the womb being obedient.  Your due date was March 21.  Your Daddy thought it would be great to have a Leap Day baby.  I told him he was crazy!  That was way too early.  The doctor said he was crazy, too!  So, he had a little talk with you.  He told you that it would be so awesome for you to be born on February 29th.  Sure enough, you obeyed and were born on Leap Day.  For being born 3 weeks early, you were 7lb and 7oz and completely healthy.

You have been our Dude from day one.  You love Superheroes and "Sirs".  I think that's a great combination.  When you are asked what you want to be when you grow up, you say an astronaut, a teacher, and a "sir".  (For those of you wondering what a sir is, that's all military people)

 You love picking out "Dude" trucks and going to baseball games.  You would be happy just to eat at Chik Fil A every day.  Oh, and yogurt, too.

I know that you are going to be a great pianist like your Daddy and sister. You already impress me with what you can play and you're only 5 (kind of)

You are just beginning to understand that life as a military kid is tough. You still ask about all your friends in New York and when are we going to move back. It's not easy to move, but like your sister, you make friends so easily. As you grow up you will think it is awesome to have friends all over the world.

I'm so proud of how you remember the scriptures that we learn every week. I'm glad you are hiding His word in your heart. I'm excited to see what you do for Jesus as you grow up.

I hope the next five years will be as easy and fun filled as the first, but I'm sure we will have some bumps along the way, but remember that I will forever love you.

Happy 5th Birthday (kind of), Wesley Tate!

A song for Wesley

                                        

Dude Through The Years

 



Always the ladies man.

He has a very repentant heart.