Barak Is 5 Today!!!!!!

Last night before Barak went to sleep I asked him if he realized that he would go to sleep a 4 year old and wake up as a 5 year old.  His smile was priceless.  He is so proud to be turning 5.  He thinks of it as a rite of passage, as if he were for some reason needing to become Jeremiah Johnson over night.  This morning he woke up strutting around, when I picked him up so Misty and I can take him to lunch, he walked out telling everyone that he is going for Birthday lunch.  

This afternoon I am stunned with the reality that my boy is getting older.  5 is a big one.  There are a lot of days that come and go which I forget about almost as quickly as they came.  But that day 5 years ago has been cemented in my heart since then.  I remember holding him as he was about an hour old as he looked around at his brave new world as he embarked on his brave new adventure.  Then I felt a great sense of excitement and anxiety all at the same time.  The thought that God has allowed Misty and me the responsibility to raise Barak blows me away.

I am so proud of the boy that he is and can't figure out which stage in the past 5 years has been my favorites.  What I do know is that my love for this boy grows by the day and I am looking forward to days to come.  He makes me a better Father, a better friend.  I get to see how I relate to my Heavenly Father in how he relates to me.  
(And he loves the XBOX 360 and our "on the way" IPAD).

Happy Birthday Bear!!!

Heart and Soul,
BAG
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