Life as a 4 year old!

Dylan,

What can I say, buddy?!? I love you with my whole heart.  There are many times a day where I laugh at your wit, energy, and smarts.  There are also many times I want to just let out my own little scream because of that energy and strong personality! Ha!

But, you know what, I love the person God made you to be.  You are a lot like your Daddy.  It is already pretty obvious that you are a leader. You are not shy.  You want to PLUNGE into new adventures such as: preschool, gymnastics, being line leader, swinging from the highest monkey bars, climbing the tallest jungle gym, etc.  You are a spit-fire and a bit of a chance taker.  This can sometimes be seen when things aren't quite going your way as well.  It just means we have to be super consistent with you buddy.  You know what you want, which is one of those leader qualitites.

Fun things and milestones:

1. You love to color!  You are doing great at staying in the lines and you love to do the mazes, matches, and word searches in the coloring books, too!

2. You love playing board games.  You just recently got Hungry Hungry Hippo and Don't Spill the Beans.

3.  You enjoy riding your bike and are starting to pedal super fast!

4. You experienced the duck blind for the first time and fell in love.  You took your toy gun with you and practiced your shooting.

5. You got your first BB gun thanks to your Pawpaw!

6. You have officially started swimming on your own!  On the very last swim of the year, you would jump in, pop up, and swim back to the wall!  SO BIG!

7. You love preschool so very very much!  Your favorite things are still P.E. and the playground!

8.  You are such a great big brother.  You are always checking on Caleb when he gets hurt, and you talk to him soft and sweet.

9. You love all things cowboy.  You wear your boots daily with your jeans and sometimes your belt buckle.

10.  You can recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

11.  You can count to five (almost six) in Spanish!  And you know several words!

12. You love to dance and sing to music.  Some of your favorite songs (thanks to Radio Disney) are Roar by Katy Perry, Pom Poms by Jonas Brothers, What I Like by Kelsie Luck, and Chocolate by 1975.  And you still have some serious rhythm.

13. Your favorite foods: pizza, yogurt, cracker chicken, fruit, chicken nuggets, and spaghetti, and sweets (you can thank me for that one buddy, it's in your blood)!

Favorite phrases and words you use:
-of course
-well actually
-prolly (probably)
-well sure

Your smile is contagious.  Your energy lights up the room.  Daddy, Caleb, and I are thankful for you!  We are proud to be YOUR family!  Mommy loves you with my whole heart!