Brennan at Five

Today, Brennan is five.

Brennan truly marches to the beat of his own drum, content to take his own time and find the funny in anything and everything. He is at his happiest when he is making those around him giggle with his antics. He loves to make funny faces and tell funny jokes. He is our jokester and our performer.

He loves music and has insisted his grandmother teach him songs to play on our toy piano. He likes to spend time each night at bedtime learning new songs I sing to him. After I leave his bedroom, I will hear him singing to himself over and over softly until he finally falls asleep.

Brennan is a gentle soul. He is sensitive and caring. He loves to cuddle and hug. If I sit down or lay on the couch, Brennan is the first to run to snuggle up next to me. He loves to have his back gently scratched as we cuddle up under a warm blanket. But he is also our easy going guy. He doesn't let the little stuff bother him and often, seems oblivious to the little stuff.

Brennan's favorite movies are the Buddies flicks - starring the adorable Chewy like golden retriever puppies. He could recite them all by heart by now and can even pick off the theme song on his toy piano. He loves books and has spent the last three months pretending to read at his older brother's level, carting around duplicates of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series with him here, there and everywhere. (He even sleeps with it next to his bed.)

Brennan loves the snow. He could play outside digging and shoveling until his cheeks and nose turn blue. He loves to play sports - from hockey to soccer to tennis. If it involves him running and jumping, he wants to do it all.

Brennan has so much joy in him. It is joy he spreads to us, those who love him. Happy Birthday to our joyful, sweet, five year old boy.