Holy moly that was a quick year! I really can’t believe how fast it went. And five? Five years old?! I think that's just nuts.
I was really sad to see three-year-old Lincoln go, and I have to say the same for four-year-old Lincoln. You are the sweetest kid, bud. You're my cuddly, touchy feely kid. And you're still VERY ticklish. You come to me at least once a day, lift up your shirt and say, "scratch me?" If you’re sitting next to me you always have your little hand on my leg. I love when I tuck you in at night and you put both of your hands on either side of my face and give me a big smooch.
You have the sweetest, gentlest heart and hate when there’s any conflict. Even if it’s the dog who is in trouble. You’ve told me many times, "Mom, talk nice to Ludo!" You love, love, LOVE your big sister and like to do just about everything she does; which comes in handy because she likes to do what she likes to do as well. ;)
We started off the year all about Mario. You wore your dad‘s red hat from when he was a kid the majority of the year and dressed up as Mario for Halloween. Your newest love however is all things superheroes. Batman is your favorite but you love them all. You carried around Lego Batman (about 1 inch tall) for weeks until he suddenly went missing. We searched EVERYWHERE for a whole month and finally found him deep in the couch. You still build with your Magnatiles daily but have added in Lego. You happily (most of the time) oblige to play "wedding" with Emery and love to play Nintendo Switch. Your favorite stuff animal is this tiny blue bunny that you insist is a superhero. Every night when I check on you before I go to bed you are snuggled up tight with him. He's the first thing you ask for when you're sad. You’re very shy around big groups of people but when it’s just us at home you are quite the performer and always have us laughing. You make me think so much of your Daddy and all the stories I've heard of him as a kid. You get embarrassed very easily and smack your hand to your forehead with a big, "Mooooooooooom" like you're 15. You love riding your scooter "Bluer" and playing outside, and always pick me flowers. Whenever I have on makeup or "real" clothes or jewelry or anything that's not sweats you say, "Oh mom I love your clothes/earrings/hair." Your favorite foods are salad, burgers, apples, and "meat" which is what you call chicken, steak, anything!!
You make us all laugh so much, Linc. You recently discovered that you can control your eyebrows and it cracks us up. Your go-to when you fall down is a big thumbs up and "I'm good!!" You've got some pretty great dance moves... must be from the Barton side. :) You're my little buddy and you're always happy to tag along with whatever I'm doing. We laughed so hard last summer when you fell and got a bucket stuck on your head! You got up and popped the bucket off and had a huge smile!!
Some favorite quotes from this year:
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"Mom, did you know you can put shoes on hands?"
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"Blinking is like sleeping but you open your eyes again."
Happy 5th Birthday, Linky Doodle!! I love the way you talk about God and how you pray, and your dad and I are praying you continue to walk to Him for all your days.
Love, Mom
