On August 7, our big kid turned five!

He had a very fun day, opening lots of presents from family and friends who love him. And who know that he loves space and baseball…

Nora kept herself positioned very close by for all the unwrapping, and worked so hard at letting Jonah do the job even though she was just as excited as he was. :)

Jonah is really into maps now, too, and likes finding all sorts of different countries and cities on the globe.

New Mariners hat!

Opening Nora’s gift.

“Hmmm… What could this be???”

And the last surprise of the day – a big-kid bike! Jonah has gotten so good with the balance bike that it seemed like a good time for him to learn to pedal himself along. He’s not quite ready to go cruising down the road completely by himself, but he’s definitely getting closer. We just need to spend more a little time in some paved open spaces, and I think he’ll be well on his way.

On his actual birthday, Jonah just had the store cupcake in the picture at the top.  Later that weekend we had a birthday party with a few of his friends, and I made him a solar system cake that he loved. (He chose to eat Earth.)

And finally, because it’s fun…

4 years old

3 years old

2 years old

1 year old

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