Well 2017 has come to an end. Declan is huge. While I’m terribly sad that my sweet little toddler is gone I’m so crazy for this wonderful 5 year old. Now when I say 5 I mean...technically 5 because he’s so much a 50 year old most times he opens his mouth. He’s nothing but joy and every day adds to my life. He’s worth any effort.
Here are just a few memories from the last two months where I got too busy to keep up:
That sweet time he told me he’d have “Monkey forever, even when I’m big.”
Declan became a Beaver this fall. When they learned about Remembrance Day he asked to Go to Canada’s War Museum and see the Teddy bear. Soon Declan, soon.
That odd time he mentioned he’d like “Monkey on his tombstone.”
His great attitude: I asked “Why did you get up so early?”
Declan “Because I wanted a longer day.”
And sometimes he kills me. He was watching a video and I heard his say “A Minecraft keychain?.....I’M INTERESTED!”
Oh and when he called me out: “Did you get cornstarch cuz last time you tried to make cookies you accidentally made dog biscuits?”
When I asked the 5...I mean 50 year old if he’d want anything to eat at the restaurant: “I can eat one of my fruit to go’s, do you think they’d have a kids drink? Juice would be nice cuz I’ll be having milk for bedtime.”
And the precious moment he saw a picture of Santa’s nice list: “I’m on the list! And I’m at the top!”
Oh and it wouldn’t be typical Declan if he didn’t grow just a little more. In the last couple months another half inch. Ends 2017 at 4 feet 1/2 inches tall.
Slow down little man!
