Tiago is 5

Can you believe our little Tiago is 5? I am just blown away at how fast he is growing up and how good of a little guy he is. He just has that inherent will to do what is right....how would that be? And can you pass some of that on to your brother? Tiago is really into super hero's as any five year old boy should be. This year he chose batman for his cake. I was really worried about how I was going to pull off this cake design, at the last minute I discovered this sugar paper in the cake decorating section and it saved me from trying to free-hand with black frosting!

 He seems happy enough with it right?

 I made a homemade bat pinata, lets just say it didn't exactly go as planned, but it was full of candy and all of the kids had a chance to take several swings at it before it broke, so in their opinion it was a total success...I just keep reminding myself that is what really matters in the end.

 He got lots of fun toys from his cousins 

Tiago at age five: he is a great brother, he goes out of his way to help both of his younger brothers. He likes "all colors except pink and yellow because they are girl colors". He is still a pretty good eater, but is definitely  starting to know what he does and doesn't like. His favorite dinner is chicken bowls, his b-fast isn't complete unless he's had oatmeal and then "cereal and milk" and for lunch he usually chooses peanut butter and jelly with crackers. He is excited about school and has really taken to numbers, he counts all day long and does simple adding and subtracting on his fingers just for fun. He is also really into time, he is always figuring out what time it is, he just knows if it's a little past 3 or between 3-4 or almost 4, but it's a pretty good start! He loves to pretend, watch shows on the wii, ride his bike (without training wheels), run, swim, and take on responsibilities...he is definitely the classic first born. He loves life, laughs easily, and is genuinely kind. We are so lucky to have him in our family and especially as the big brother.