Dawson (whom I affectionately call ChaChi or Bubba) turned 6 years old today! Wow! I know it's cliche, but I'll say it anyway. He has grown up SO fast!
Dawson is still about as happy-go-lucky as he was the day he entered this big world. What a blessing his laid-back personality has been for me all through his life. How could Mr. Chunky Monkey Dawson NOT be content and laid back as a baby? He ate, smiled, smiled some more, then his beautiful long eyelashes would lower and he'd be fast asleep. He rarely cried as a baby and still nary cries as a kid. Things that make him cry is frustration over things like not getting to be with Daddy 24-7, or getting his couch spot taken by another tv viewing sibling when Dawson gets up to get a drink or go to the bathroom.
ChaChi likes to look good. He does NOT like his dad to cut his hair anymore, because he does not like it buzzed with the clippers. He likes to have a good old-fashioned scissors-only haircut. Dawson's fashion necessity seems to be a collar. Dawson can take a button-up shirt with a collar or a polo, pair them with his khaki or denim pants or shorts and "bam!" you've got some Dawson style. He's got a couple new pairs of shoes he loves. His birthday present was a new pair of RealTree Crocs, which are camouflage with blaze orange on the shoe strap. His birthday outfit was his Realtree Crocs paired with a pretty boy pair of blue shorts and shirt.
Dawson's birthday focus was his daddy. Family tradition is that Travis takes the birthday boy or girl out to lunch at the restaurant of the birthday boy's or girl's choosing. Dawson waited all morning, in anticipation of his special date. He saw Travis's truck turn onto the farm and roll up the drive. Dawson's little feet hit the floor and he met Travis outside! They went to lunch together at McDonalds and when they got home Travis stayed for about 10 minutes to watch Dawson open his present. Dawson then IMpatiently waited for Travis to come home from work in the evening, because he knew he was going to go with Travis to Wichita for a mission meeting. Dawson's little love tank was full from being with Daddy all day AND he got presents. What more could a little boy ask for on his birthday?
An even better question is, "What more could a mom or dad ask for in a child?"
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