Neil Turned 5!!

I am a little late, but I wanted to do a special post about Neil.  He is such a sweetie pie and I really enjoy him being part of our family.

Neil turned five, so I'll write five things about him:

1.  He is just a happy guy.  All of the time.  He is always happy and giggly.  He is always smiling... even when he is naughty which makes it really hard to be mad at him.  I love his smile and his happiness.

2.  Neil loves fruit and vegetables.  His love of vegetables can be extreme at times.  He will eat whole cucumbers at a time.  His happy place is in the garden.  The more fruit and veggies we have, the more he eats.  It is difficult to keep my fridge stocked.

3.  Neil is a little fish and loves fish.  

He loves the water and enjoys swimming under people's legs and jumping in.    

He has a toy fish that I bought for him at Bass Pro in Vegas almost a year ago that he sleeps with every night.  It is the one thing he asks me to bring him if it is not already in his bed before he goes to sleep.  Luckily, he is a pretty happy guy and when I tell him I will bring it if I find it, he is ok with that. =)

4.  Neil is very snuggly.  He always wants to sit on someone's lap.  Normally mine or his Grandma's.  And he's almost always happy to give a hug.  

5.  Neil is obsessed with learning.  He loves to practice adding, work on his reading, practice tracing letters.  He amazes me what he is able to do on the computer.  He starts kindergarten this week and he is going to love it.

Neil at Grandma's and Grandpa's pool, happy as usual.

 Neil's birthday cake.  Blueberry cake covered in whipping cream and fruit.  

His favorite color is blue.

 Neil with a couple of cucumbers from the garden.