My ONLY little guy..

So my Joshua turns the BIG 5 on Thursday, and I thought I would recap all of his BIG achievements throughout the year...He took swimming lessons for the first time, and of course as many of you know, it was no big surprise how much he LOVES the water, that they actually said he was a "natural" he even got up on a surfboard!! He also started soccer, on good days he did great, the best little defender, but on bad days, he would stand and watch everybody else run for the ball. He started Kindergarten and we are taking it day by day, but he got to pick from the "treasure chest" in class this past week for all green lights so that is definitely a good sign! His latest sayings consist of "Hailey hit me, or pushed me, or kicked me , etc.", "Mom, is that a cold prickly or a warm fuzzy?" (something he learned in Kindergarten.) He likes to help out around the house when he can see what the reward will be, and slowly he is becoming a young boy not a little guy anymore! (tears are running down my face right now).

These pictures are from when he was my "chunky-monkey" until now. I unfortunately still have not received his school picture back, but there is still quite a collection. He is definitely becoming more independent in his own right, and he will tell you when he's sad or upset but for the most part he is one happy/smiley little guy! (as you can tell by most of his pictures). I hope you all enjoy taking a trip down memory lane and we will look forward to all of your updates (hint, hint) on your blogs!

This is Joshua Neil Sobek born 2:06a.m. on November 12, 2004, weighing in at 7lbs. 4 oz...

This is on his blessing day on January 1st 2005

This and the big one on top of my blog were his 9 month photos with Net..isn't he soo cute?

This is one of my favorite photos of Josh and Daddy right before he turned 1...

Doesn't the costume look familiar? This was his first Halloween....

This was when Hailey had a performance at school for Kindergarten...

This was Halloween Number 2, October 06'

This is at Disneyworld March of 07'

This was October of 07' during a family get together for the twins....

This was summer of 08'..he is not liking the"rules"of swimming in the pool..

Josh watching the waves at the beach...

This was right before we moved to Hawaii at the Aquarium of the Pacific..

This is Josh showing extra enthusiasm during a whale watching tour when the grandparents came in January to visit...

This is from our latest family photo shoot with Net in Sept. 09'..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSHUA..WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!