Jacksen's List:1. You are the most fair child I know. When Madelyn says "I am the princess and mommy or daddy (yes, daddy) replies with "no, I'm the princess!" you always say "you are all the princesses"
And when I ask you who you love the most in the world, you always say you love us all the same.
2. You never scream. From the minute you were born you have been such a calm boy. I adore this about you.
3. You always ask for things that you want repeatedly, you'll reason with us, explain things with great debate about why you should get the thing that you are asking for.
I think being a lawyer would be a great career choice for you ;)
You get this from your daddy!
4. Your Heart. Oh your sweet heart. You love so deeply and your heart breaks so easily. You always hug us when we're hurt and you'll often cry with your sister when she is sad. I love your heart. I love your spontaneous cuddle sessions and random " I love you daddy, I love you Madelyn, I love you Mommy" that you pause and say in the middle of playing.
You get your heart from your mommy! (okay, okay, daddy too)
5. Your laugh is contagious. Seriously. I used to call you giggle foot when you were a baby because you would giggle from the bottom of your toes to the tip of your nose. At 5 you still do! I can just look over at you and you'll get the biggest smile on your face and start laughing like I said something hilarious. Music to my ears.
6. You're brilliant. You could spend hours upon hours explaining the solar system to anyone who will listen! I love that you are a sponge for learning.
7. You could play video games from the minute you wake up until the minute you go back to sleep...if I let you! And you are so great at them. SO so great. You're like a 20 year old stuck in a 5 year old's body.
8. You count down the days until you get to see Grandma Goose. Even if it's weeks away, every single night you remember the exact amount of sleeps until you're together again. You love her so much and she gets just as excited to see you!
The countdown usually starts the minute she leaves our house (or vice versa).
9. You adore babies! you're cousins Emily and Everleigh get hugged and kissed (mauled) every time you're with them. You always ask mommy to get you another sister. One day you'll understand that Madelyn wasn't picked up at the supermarket.
10. You are everything I ever imagined my big brother must have been. Your Uncle Darren passed away when I was 16, and sadly we were only really close when I was a young child. I heard stories about him holding me and carrying me around the house.
When I watch you with your little sister and all the love you have for her, I imagine that one day a boy loved me just the same.
I love the love you have for her, she's so lucky.
We're all so lucky.
Madelyn's List:
1. Your sweet little heart. Just like your brother your heart breaks for others just as much as yourself.
2.You like to do an "all of them kiss" with me and daddy lately, it's a 3-way kiss. It's hilarious. You always say "just one more kiss!!!" ....10 kisses later....
One day I'll have to teach you what "one more" means, but for now I am enjoying my kisses!
3.You're feisty. Oh child, you are my scream queen! I like to laugh at your ridiculousness, I know it's a phase and I (call me crazy) actually love this phase. I know it will be gone all too soon!
4. You sing. You sing about your dinner, the weather, putting shoes on. Anything.
You just sing your little heart out! especially in the car, you love "Here I Am" by Bryan Adams and "Here comes the Sun" by the Beatles (you call that one "the bee song" because it was in the Bee Movie) we often catch you belting out Jingle Bells, usually at the dinner table and you're usually standing on it like it's your stage.
The world is your stage baby girl. Your little voice singing makes my heart smile. I love it.
5. You dance. Every day, everywhere. You are my prima ballerina! every single time I put a skirt on you you say "I go to ballet?" I wish I could say yes every time.
6. You have never napped in your crib! I spoil you and cuddle you on the couch until you fall asleep, and believe me you don't want to miss a thing. It's a process, but I'll never complain. You won't always want to fall asleep in my arms <3
7. You are the girl of a million facial expressions. Silly, adorable facial expressions. I have pictures to prove it :)
8. Oh your crazy bedtime ritual. Your toys need to stare at you so you can fall asleep. You say "Dora wook at me!" "Duckie wook at me!" when we've got that just right you move on to your blanket that needs to be upside down and usually when Mommy does it you shout "not that way!" because Mommy has a different upside down than Daddy does. Then you proceed to tell us to "touch my cheek" (daddy started that one because he would rub your cheek with one finger when he was saying goodnight) now you insist we both do it and Mommy has to do it with two fingers.
What a Princess.
Makes me laugh when I walk out of the room (after the cursing inside) because I know that you are such a girly girl and so was (am) I. I'm so doomed when you hit your teenage years.
I'm sure your getting a kick out of this mom.
9.You're smile is something I would pay money to see. All of your teeth show and your dimples are ginormous.
It's goofy, it's silly, it's ridiculously adorable.
10. When I imagined my life with a daughter I pictured a free spirit and a love and zest for life. I see that in you every single day. You're beautiful like Grandma Leanna (and daddy) and you're fiery just like your mama.
Oh, and the love you have for your brother melts me into little pieces.
I love you two so much more than you will ever know.
xoxo
Mommy
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