Wesley at 5

It is craziness that Wesley turned 5 this year!!! I can't believe it. He came into the world suddenly and surprised us all. He's been looking forward to 5 for a long time. For him big things were going to happen when he is 5. He'll go to school this fall, he's going to have another brother... just to name a few. Now when he is 6, THOSE are some big plans. He is going to be old enough to move out and drive a car. Ha Ha, who knows where he got that notion but at 6 I think he'll be disappointed :).

Right now Wesley is into pretend play. We got him all sorts of dress up clothes for Christmas and he just loves them. For his 5 yr pics I wanted to really capture the essence of him, so I wanted to include that fun in the shoot. I thought it would be super fun and cute to dress Cole up too. Cole however was not a fan of the mask and was only going along with the other things because brother was. It is so cute and fun to watch Cole look up to Wesley, do what he does & try and by like him. Even in the simple things like eating breakfast, if he sees Wesley drink his milk Cole will quickly put down his food and take a drink, like Wesley is the ring leader and he must copy him. With that being said though, Cole is independent and doesn't really care what everyone else is doing most of the time, he'll continue to do what he wants to do. I think the copying Wesley is more of a game.
AT 5 Wesley is really into:

• Dinosaurs! Everything Dino interests him. Cole and him play great together making dinosaur sounds and stomping around. It's their favorite thing to do together.



• Hot Wheels. He got a track (well 2) for Christmas and loves racing the cars, this too is a great thing for Cole and him to play since Cole has always loved cars. (Wesley kind of copies Cole in a way too :)



• Loves Books (this has not changed)



• His favorite shows are dinosaur or animal shows, Curious George & Veggie Tales
  


• He loves his BB Gun he got for his birthday
  


• Loves pretend play. He dresses up as a pirate the most.



• Loves his Maggie doggy. We had to include he in the shoot too. He is really attached to her right now.



• He's doing great with his letters. I can even dictate words for him to write and he will write the letters out... sometimes backwards and rarely in a straight line, but they are there :)
  

He is an OUTSTANDING big brother. He is so sharing and concerned for his brother. He is so excited to see the new baby this week, he can barely contain himself. I am so proud of the boy he is turning into. God has blessed us with one special boy. There is something different and special about him... I can't explain it and some of you know what I am referring to because others point it out to me as well. I think God has big plans for him!