Happy Birthday D-Man..5 precious years!

Here's Duncan sportin his Bday shirt and making "ghost toast" for his school bday sanck to share today.

My little dude is 5 today. I just can't believe it. I know that when he was a little bitty guy (@ 9 lbs. 13 oz.!!!) I tried HARD to cherish everything b/c it was going to go so fast. And it has, just like everyone said. But I really like where he is now. It is so much fun to be his mom. He is a 100% full on, never stopping, boy. He gets up early, gets dressed and plays HARD all day long. No time for TV, just full on sword fighting, putting out fires, and building with his LEGOS, to name a few.

He dresses up every single day. Just yesterday he was a grounds worker and was asking what I needed for him to do. (I hope that continues!) His imagination is amazing and I think he's pretty darn smart like his daddy. But what really stands out about my little D-Man is his pure heart of gold. He is SO sweet. Yes, he will punch his sister when she pushes him to it, and yes he plays too hard sometimes. But he is still the sweetest thing. Just this morning I kissed him on the cheek and he said, "UH, well that wasn't even hardly a kiss!"

After a hair cut this summer he and I stopped for ice cream. As we were sitting there I told him that one day he was going to have a girlfriend and if she was ever mean to him I was going to drive to her house and pull every hair out of her head! He stared at me long and hard and then broke out in a big Duncan smile and said, "You will not." But I will.....

I love that last night he asked me to marry him. I said yes of course, but that it was OK if he one day breaks off the engagement. He loves being home and wants to live right next to us forever. I know that's going to change, so don't keep reminding me. I think that God made boys that way because really they will leave and don't come back nearly as much as girls do. So I'm gonna kiss his face off everyday and hang on to every little marriage proposal he gives me.

I love you Duncan. You are my little prince.