4 years old!

Luke turned 4 yesterday.

 Some things I want to remember about my guy at 4:

He's super fun to be around.  It's a great job being his mom!

He's an awesome big brother... always looking out for Ella and keeping her out of trouble.  They are great little friends.  

 

  We play lots of Uno Attack, Memory, Go Fish, and other games together.  He likes to keep the games going as long as possible and will draw cards or keep that last card in his hand instead of going out... just for the sake of a longer game.

He's gotten into superheros and Star Wars lately and can't get enough.  Grandma and grandpa gave him a cape for his birthday and he's been wearing it nonstop.  To stores, friend's houses, restaurants,... you get the idea.

Not a fan of going to the store unless it's Toys R Us.

He's a smart little cookie and remembers everything.  He's got a list of questions running around in his mind for me to (attempt to) answer every day.

Loves buttons of all kinds.  Takes his calculator around with us wherever we go.

He's got a funny obsession with volcanoes and storms.

Loves to hike with his dad.

Every time we go to the library he wants to get airplane, helicopter, and tractor books.  Pretty sure he's seen all of them that our library has to offer now.

He often ends up in our room by morning.  Can't seem to make it through the night in his own bed!

Tells me he needs a dog and is going to name him Jett.  

I asked him a few of his favorite things.  Here's what he had to say:  

Favorite thing:  airplanes!

Says his favorite thing to do is: do art.

His favorite friend is: Gunnar, and all the cousins, and Emma down the street.

Favorite food:  cheese quesadillas, chicken noodle soup, ham sandwiches

Fav. Dessert:  lemon donuts

Favorite drink:  All soda like root beer and Sprite.  And I like lemonade.

Fav Toy:  All my airplanes, and light saber, and trains and guns

Favorite Song:  Good Night  (aka:  I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas).  He and Ella jam to it when we're riding in the car.  They both sing and rock their heads to the beat.  Cutie.

Favorite place to go: Arizona and Chuck-E-Cheese

Fav. TV Show:  Wow Wow Wubzie

His birthday morning/afternoon wasn't much fun since I had to take him for his 4 year old/clearance to move overseas Dr. appointment.  It was the only time they've been able to get him in and I thought it would be quick!  We ended up being there from 9:30 until around 1:00 in the afternoon though!  Yuck.  They wanted to see Ella too and we had to make trips to the immunization clinic and the lab.  Poor Luke had to get 4 shots and he had to watch Ella get her blood drawn.  He got teary eyed and sad when they were poking Ella.  Kept asking the tech why she had to take so much blood.  So sad!  He weighed in at 38 lbs and was 40 inches tall.  Ella was 28 lbs and hmmm... can't remember how tall.  Guess I need to go find the paper they gave me.  Anyway, after that we went and got lemon donuts- his FAV.  We had his b-day requests for dinner... cheese quesadillas, pizza, and apples.  Tann came over since his family was out of town and we had a fun little family birthday party.  Oh, and I got some cake decorating supplies a few days before with my b-day money.  I was excited to use them for Luke's cake.  It was pretty much an experiment since I've never used fondant before or layered cakes but it was fun!  Another thing added to my "want to get good at" list.  haha. 

The bday boy!  You can tell we're a little excited about Toy Story 3 coming out this weekend...   

Thanks to everyone for the phone calls, messages and presents!  I'm sure they made him feel super special.  He loves you guys.

I Love you Luke!  Happy #4.