four

My Little Man turned four on Wednesday,

the twenty-first of September.

He is growing so quickly.

I want to cherish

each day.

As I mentioned, we officially celebrated the boys' birthdays over Labor Day weekend. Little Man did, however, get a new birthday book (one about trains that came with a tiny train set), a birthday breakfast of banana muffins (complete with four candles and Happy Birthday song) along with pop corn and chocolate gold fish, and macaroni and cheese for dinner. Unfortunately, he also got a cold and was sadly unwell with fever and stuffy nose on his special day.

Little Man...

goes golfing with Daddy sometimes

enjoys riding his bike

is a very fast runner

ran over 1/4 mile without stopping

is really pushing the limits of what he can climb on

has some pretty sweet dance moves

plays a shaker along with music with pretty good rhythm

sings an ever-increasing number of songs

(his latest favorite is "Blessed be Your Name" by Matt Redman)

enjoys Psalm 150 and the story of the Good Samaritan

stacks incredible block structures

loves to "build" with his tools

is always coming home with new wood scraps from grandpa

loves, loves, loves trains

is asking lots of questions about traffic laws

is getting pretty good at holding meaningful conversations

remembers the information he receives in those conversations

is figuring out good ways of expressing his clever sense of humor

thoroughly enjoyed his daily allotment of computer games

"reads" books to himself but prefers to have them read to him

colors with meticulous care

likes using lots of colors

loves to paint

has started home preschool

draws fishing rods and fish

has suddenly become a much pickier eater

especially loves pancakes, macaroni and cheese, and pickles

(not together, thankfully)

enjoys helping in the kitchen

brings the small trashes and empties them into the large trash

still takes naps

is an early riser

tries to keep his brother in line

shows Brother new ways to play with things and put together puzzles

holds his sister gently

brings us much joy every day

I love you, Little Man, and have so enjoyed watching you develop into the big four-year-old boy you are! You are charming and smart, and I love interacting with you. May you continue to develop your many gifts and learn use them wisely.