6 years old

wyatt turned six yesterday, if you can believe it. the night before his birthday, i went up to his room while he was sleeping and just watched him for a while, trying to savor the last little bit of wyatt as a five year old.

he was born at 12:19 a.m. on memorial day of 2002. i stayed up all night long that first night of his life, looking at him. i couldn't take my eyes off of him--he was the most beautiful thing i'd ever seen. the night before last, i felt like i could have stayed up all night again watching him, just drinking him in.

we celebrated his birthday this year by going to an atlanta braves game in atlanta this past weekend and by having a special birthday supper last night. corey and juli came, and so did davis, his best friend from school. he got to open the gift he was hoping for the most--a violin. he's been lobbying for it for over a month now and insists that he already knows how to play it. i'm not so sure. . .

thanks to my friend ginger who introduced me to mypublisher.com, i made wyatt a photobook of the past year of his life. at the end, i wrote down some of our favorite things about him. i'll list them here so you can get just a small picture of what an amazing kid this wyatt of ours is:

• you are curious and inquisitive.
• you love adventure.
• you are brave and strong.
• you are a truth detective.
• you love people.
• you pay attention.
• you are fun to be with.
• you love learning.
• your desire is as big as the sky.
• you dream and think and hope.
• you love to run and run and run.
• you are a great brother.
• you are a good friend.
• you are just what our family needs.

here's to a new year with my sweet and feisty 6 year old boy.