Dangerboy at five

Since I didn't get around to writing about Dangerboy's achievements on his birthday, I'll write some of them now. This is as of 5 years, four months. He:

• has graduated from preschool and started kindergarten! He likes it, likes his teacher, and loves being surrounded by kids every day. He is making lots of friends, and indeed considers everyone his friend. He's learning lots and doesn't seem to find it boring at all. Hooray! He doesn't even complain (much) when I have to wake him up in the morning!
• can count to 100.
• can read "Bob" words pretty well and write all his letters (both cases) and numbers.
• can build cool things with his Construx.
• can make all sorts of creations using scissors and lots of tape, and loves to wrap them up in wrapping paper.
  
• often makes said creations for people he likes.
• does his homework without complaining (usually).
• has a job which he must do, along with his homework, before watching TV. He washes the dining room table and is paid for it (50 cents--but only if it's super clean).
• loves Scooby Doo! Possibly even more than Transformers, but would never admit it.
• is an awesome sleeper.
• is learning how to play with his sister, who loves him madly.
• loves his friends so much, and is kind to the people he meets--boys and girls.
• is a little in love with the new girl that moved in to Tiger Lily's apartment!! (She is also five, and quite a catch).
• is just so handsome. Those dimples still make my heart skip a beat (just like his dad, but in a different way, of course).
• loves knock-knock jokes and the comics in the newspaper, especially Lio and Baby Blues, both of which he can relate to. He also likes Bizarro.
• goes to time-out when told.
• puts his heart into everything he does--is known to become too fond of fragile things like towers of blocks and helium balloons.
  
• loves to be told stories.

When I think of more I'll try to write them. We just love him so much. His teachers love him...he is sweet, imaginative, well-behaved (at school and church--we're working on home), exuberant, very loving, kind, and funny. He is so cool. As I write this, I want to go give him a big hug, but he's asleep...maybe I will anyway.