Jackson's 5th Birthday…What?!

I can't believe that Jackson is 5!  It just does not feel like that long ago we were in Colorado holding our new little baby.  Here's a picture of us after his birthday party.

Jackson's big birthday present was a new bike.  We got it for him a couple of weeks ago, because we wanted him to have enough time to ride it before the weather gets too cold.  He and Jonathan have gone on a couple bike rides around the neighborhood together, and Jack decided he was ready to have the training wheels taken off.  Jonathan got him going, and he took off on his own on his first try!  All that time on the balance bike paid off I guess.  He still has trouble getting on and off himself, but he's doing really well.

Jackson's favorite stuffed animal is his white dog, but he has been asking over and over again for a rainbow dog.  I have no idea where he got the idea from, but I found one on Amazon.  He LOVES this dog, and his white dog has taken a back seat to rainbow dog.  

 

Grammy and Grampy Nichols sent a Jake and the Neverland Pirates lego set, and Jackson has built it several times already. 

His birthday celebration will continue next week when family comes in town for Thanksgiving.  Grandma and Grandpa Brink and Auntie Amy have some presents for him too :).

Jackson took cupcakes to school on Friday, November 13th to celebrate his birthday with his class.

I wanted to include this even though it's not related to his birthday.  He had his first homework project from school last week, and he just looked so big working on it.  He did a great job with scissors and adding personal artwork touches to the project.

I did my annual survey with him again.  I think next year I may need to shorten it up a bit, because he wasn't as interested in answering so many questions this year.  It took me two tries to get all of the answers.

Jackson's 5-year old Survey:
1. What is your favorite color? Green
2. What is your favorite toy? Lego Jake and the Neverland Pirates and Shark Truck
3. What is your favorite fruit? Apples, Bananas, and Pear
4. What is your favorite show? Jake and the Neverland Pirates
5. What is your favorite lunch? Peanut Butter Almond Butter and Jelly Sandwich, Pretzels, Turkey Roll-ups, Carrots, Olives, and Jelly Beans
6. What is your favorite outfit? Waving Bear Shirt
7. What is your favorite game? Angry Birds on the TV Roku
8. What is your favorite snack?  Chocolate Chip Banana I put a chocolate chip face on a banana for Halloween, and he loved it
9. What is your favorite animal? Penguin
10. What is your favorite song? Robot Song a song that comes on Apple Kids Radio sometimes
11. What is your favorite book? Dinosaur Book 3D dino pop-up book
12. Who is your best friend? Callen and Jackson S. in his class
13. What is your favorite breakfast? Pancakes
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Ride my bike
15. What is your favorite drink? Icee
16. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween
17. What do you bring to bed with you? Rainbow little dog and little dog white dog
18. What are you good at? Making a monster on paper and playing zombie game he likes drawing pictures of monsters, and he plays Plants vs. Zombies on the iPad
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Cake and Hamburger
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Doctor