So, What is a 4 Year Old Up to....

I can't believe I have a four year old. Where has the time gone??? He is so busy and says the craziest things. I need to start jotting them down because I keep forgetting the funny things he says. He goes to school Tuesday, Thursday, and all day Friday and loves it. He looks forward to Fridays because he gets to eat lunch at school and lay on his napmat. Next year I will send him three days a week all day to get him ready for kindergarten the next year. We're not even going to talk about that!!! He frequents time out a lot (at home, not school) but has the sweetest heart. He loves his little brother but has now realized that it is fun to annoy him. He'll take toys away or follow him around with his hands on Caleb's head while Caleb whines. Don't get me wrong, the boy is still super sweet to him too. The other day Mondo and I were holding Caleb down while we put in some ear drops. Caleb was actually laughing but Ethan thought he was crying and we were the cause. He said "Mommy, Daddy, leave him alone you're hurting him!" It was sad and cute at the same time.

He is still weird about his food. He only eats red or cheesy spaghetti, mac & cheese, bologna, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, and pizza. That's about it. And he could probably eat a whole bag of chips at one setting if we let him. He still drinks "chama-milk" every morning and night. The only other thing he drinks is apple juice. Still working on the water thing but I don't really drink it either so it's a bit hard. Mommy needs to change her ways too.

He is very inquisitive about things. He asks questions about things that I don't even think about. Like the other day we were on a walk and he asked questions about the pavement: why is this spot smooth and this spot is bumpy; why is this spot covered with rocks; why is there a crack in the road; what happens when something goes down the rain drain (like him)...and the list goes on. He also is into helping me drive. He tells me when the light is red or green and that I need to go. He asks what direction the place in that we're going to. Of course he asks how long until we get there. He's quite the little helper in general.

"Member yesterday?" That is something I hear daily. It doesn't matter when something actually happened, to him it is yesterday. Like every time we drive by The Ballpark he says "Remember yesterday when we went there and I saw Hamilton? I want to go there again." It was actually last summer when we went...and that was the only time he's been.

Note the matching attire...even down to the Spiderman sunglasses, and yes, Spiderman underwear. He is into picking out his own clothes which is totally annoying. Every day he wants to wear his "Spiderman shirt, jeans, red socks, and black shoes." EVERY DAY!

He stuffed himself into a pillowcase just for fun.

Just lounging with he chama milk and "sheepy blanket". This is what he does after he has played for a while and needs to "take a rest".

Being silly at bath time.

We love the Spiderman tent. It lives folded up under his bed. But on occassion it comes out to the dining room for a few days and we go "camping". We don't actually sleep in there but he takes out all of his blankets and stuffed animals and piles them inside. He also gets his pillows and a flashlight. It provides hours of fun.

Here's a look on the inside. He's wearing his Kung Fu Panda pj's. If he's not wearing the Spiderman shirt, then it's these pj's.

I told him to clean up his bath toys so he could get out and he started singing his version of the clean-up song. I was cracking up.

This is a three part video. He was watching Lean on Me with Mondo this weekend and fell in love with the song. He made up his own dance moves. I don't know why he closes his eyes and spins the whole time. There are three videos because it is a long song and didn't want to tape the whole thing...but he has different dance moves that I think are pretty funny. Sorry for the underwear. For some reason when the song starts he feels the need to take his shirt off and throw it.