Our Lives: Happy 4th, Peter!

Four years Old! It seemed like it was just yesterday you were born and now you are four. I know I have said this every time when your birthday is here but that is exactly how I feel about how fast time seemed to have vanished. You are such a busy boy that a year of time just zoomed by with all the activities you got yourself into. I re-read some of last year's posts and realized how much you have grown since your last birthday. I will try to list some of your recent achievement/endeavor that really popped out from my memories:

~ You STILL eat avocado frequently.

~You love chicken. Sometimes we tried to trick you to eat other meat by saying it was chicken (sometimes it worked sometimes it did not) :)

~ You are able to recite "Go, Dogs. Go!", "Red Riding Hood", "Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb" and "the Little Red Ca-boo" with such interesting expression in your voice. Even though you could not really pronounce all the words, you did a good job making the noise that sounded like the words.

~ Yes, "My First Picture Dictionary" and "ABC's of the Sea" are still your favorite night time reading and you would not let me skip any of the letters. One time I read it almost to the "Z" page an you said to me that I missed a page that has rhinoceros on it. Yes, the "R" page. :)

~ You started showing interest in the little children's Bible I got for you. I can't wait to start reading all the awesome stories to you from that Great Book!

~Movie watching is still one of your your favorite things to do. But since you are really only allowed to watch them as a special treat (such as at times when I am hosting the monthly CM workshops), you automatically said "Wall-E" every time you saw us pulling the tables out, even when they were not for the monthly workshops.

~When we are leaving the house, we must give you a kiss and a hug and say "I love you" or you would be so sad until we return home, if we forget to do it. We love you, Peter!

~ You could count your numbers from 1- 10 backward and forward effortlessly long before you turned four. Just amazing. This year we will work on more numbers.

~You love to play rough with your brother.

~You actually recognize your oldest brother's picture and says "Erik" every time we point to it. Can't wait for you to see your big, big brother in June.

~Smoothie is your new favorite drink. We try to make it with strawberries and bananas, especially for you. Sometimes I would sneak in some spinach (you have not noticed any difference) for that healthy measure. :)

~You love singing with your brother and sister, especially when we are in the car going somewhere.

~You are now 50 pounds and I need to measure your height soon for the record.

And so much more...

Here are some pictures of your special day(s)...

Birthday breakfast tradition (this morning)

Took a picture with sister before she left for her senior performance audition.

Since We had a very busy days today, we actually celebrated your birthday (the dinner and present parts) last night.

A picture with brother and Daddy.

You loved the card I gave you. When I was creating the cards for my card class, you were so excited about this particular one so I decided to give it to you on your birthday. :)