Lukas is 5 Years Old!!

I'm still not quite sure how my baby got to be FIVE, but he is and he's showing it more all the time.  Over the past few months since he turned 5, he's had several "grow up" moments.  These moments make me want to cry because I all of the sudden realize how much (and how quickly) he's growing up.

Lukas at 5 years:
 - weighs 36 lbs.
 - is 44 in tall.
 - can READ!!  It's been really hard to nail down exactly when he started reading.  He was reading sight words that he didn't try to read long before he could sit down and read a sentence.  Some time between December and February it clicked, and he is now reading with confidence.  It makes me so happy to see (and hear since he still is reading everything out loud) him read books for both pleasure and information.  :)
 - is a big brother in every sense of the word.  He LOVES Corina and Asher!  He wants to play with Corina (and A when he's old enough) by his rules only, he wants to harass her by his rules only, but he is also her protector from anyone who would be mean to her (including Mommy and Daddy). 
 - has mastered readable handwriting!  When given handwriting lines his writing is very readable and remains inside the lines easily.  When writing on blank paper, his letters are easily 2-3 inches tall and less readable (although it can still be done).  Considering that a year ago I was starting to wonder if he would ever write any legible letters, this is a VAST improvement!  And the praise goes to his Pre-K teacher, Mrs. Karen, for working with him because he listened to her when he wouldn't listen to me.  :)
 - loves to play and learn via computer games.  We signed him up on abcmouse.com, and he loves it!  He's played learning games (and other age appropriate video type games) on various websites (and still does), but he enjoys the learning and goal structure that abcmouse has. 
 - is learning and understanding basic mathematical concepts.
 - is very interested in science theory and experiments.  He's also getting pretty good at explaining why something happens once he knows the theory behind it.
 - is destined for the theater in some capacity.  He is a huge ham!  He is extremely dramatic (and always has been) and loves to perform (not just sing) songs.
 - is VERY creative! He has a huge imagination which allows him to play, create songs, make up stories, draw, or anything else he can come up with.  It's fun to watch (and listen) to what he comes up with!
 - shows us small peeks into the big boy he's becoming when he sits down to focus on writing a letter for an hour, cleans up without being asked, puts on his new backpack for kindergarten to show off how cool it is, offers to pray, asks questions that we have to look up to answer correctly, and so many more things that just simply make him seem so big all of the sudden. 
 - loves Mommy, Daddy, Corina, and Asher more and more every day!!!!