almost 4

Gavin tells me all the time how he is almost 4. I only sometimes remind him that he is just barely 3 1/2. My kids always talk about when they are older and seem to want to speed up time when all I want is to slow it down a bit. I love their excitement for now and excitement for the years to come.

For now I would like to bottle up this 3 1/2 year old boy who I adore. He is wild and crazy and equally sweet and thoughtful. He drives me crazy because he is so hard-headed and doesn't like to listen when I discipline him and the next moment is telling me how I look pretty or giving me kisses. He is trouble :)!!!

Gavin loves to make people laugh and will do anything to get a smile. He is ham in front of the camera. His preschool teachers always tell me what a quiet, sweet boy he is and don't believe me when I tell them how loud, wild, and still sweet he is at home. I love that he is totally comfortable with us to be completely be himself. And he loves to eat, but mainly just wants to eat snacks not meals.

He is probably the cutest thing I have ever seen. He has these gorgeous blue eyes, fair, soft skin and blond curls. Almost every time we go somewhere people comment on his hair and tell me how cute it is. I plan to never cut it short again (much to Jason's dismay). Gavin is so tall and thin, but he eats plenty so I think its just his body style. He has thick, large feet and hands and his thighs are solid! I think we've got a big boy on our hands.

Gavin goes to preschool Wed and Fri morning from 8:45-11:15. On those days we drop Reegan off at school and then sit in the preschool drop-off line for 20ish min and spend some quality time being goofy and listening to the frozen CD. He loves to play with his school friends Ben, Will and Evan playing cars and playdough. He tells me every week that he wants me to be snack helper, I have to share with the other parents so I am scheduled 5 times this year. I pick him up and he walks so proudly back to the car, waving and smiling at me. My heart bursts every time.  I am so proud of him and just love that little guy so much.

Days off school we either stay home or go out with friends. At home, once baby is asleep he always wants to play playdough or do arts and crafts (markers, stickers, stamps, etc). He also loves to bake with me. When we go out he wants to go to the park or chick-fil-a to eat and play.

Some fun facts:
-he knows his left and right better than some older kids I know
-wants to go to starbucks with me to get scones
-food is his love language (sweets not healthy stuff)- donuts and ice cream are his favorite
-tries to sound out words (he hears Reegan practice her reading and wants to do it too, but just hasn't figured it out yet)
-knows all his letters and can count to 40 or so (does skip a number here and there)
-likes to karate things- kicks doors closed and pretends to karate with me
-loves his sisters and is such a great brother. He likes to hold the baby and wants to carry her around (we don't let him) and loves to play with Reegan (he lets her boss him around most of the time)
-loves superheroes (specifically spiderman), trains, cars, trucks, sports, legos, and dinosaurs. Stereotypical boy!
-Wears 4T clothes. We do have a hard time finding jeans that are long enough for his legs. He outgrows them quickly! He can dress himself, sometimes needs help buttoning his pants and sometimes getting his shirts off.
-Likes to be a big boy and independent and other times wants to be a baby and have me do everything for him... take off his pants, feed him dinner, etc

We just love this little boy so much. Life is better with him around!!!!