4.5

Dear Boston,

How in the world are you four and a half years old?!?! You are such and incredible little boy. Truth be told your not that little. We went to to doctor the other day for your Four year check up (just a little late) and you are the height of the average six year old! Tall and skinny just like daddy. You loved that and have been telling people that you are a six year old. 

 For the most part you are such a happy guy! You LOVE to build things and are doing it for a good majority of the day. The tracks and towers that you come up with are very impressive! This summer you have been on a huge coloring kick. Always making your own coloring books or coloring every single page in every single coloring book you have. You love when I color with you and make sure that whoever colored the picture signs their name on the page to prove it. You absolutely love to swim and are very good at it. You are already talking about being on a swimming team and winning races, which I am sure has nothing to do with the fact that you sat and watched hours of Olympics with me every day for two weeks straight. You also still love Baseball. Dad bought you your very own real bat and holy smokes you would have thought we were going to Disney land you were SO excited. You can hit the ball like no body's business. As far as catching we are not sure how good you are because you don't want to do anything but hit. 

 Don't let that super cute smile fool you though, you can be a fussy and feisty boy. We have learned that you still need your sleep or else...... You still take a nap almost every day for about and hour and if you don't come 5:00 and whoa back off. You are definitely learning the art of talking back and throwing threats out there too. Except you don't really know how to threaten us so it can be kinda funny. Another thing that helps with your crankiness is structure. You have always been a boy who likes to have a plan and know exactly what the day is going to look like. This is a major reason that I think you are dying to get back into preschool. Therapy and Doctor appointments aren't your favorite thing to fill your day with, but when given the option you usually choose to tag along. 

 This picture is SO you! You love a good "juice and snack please". You also LOVE your little brother and we could never ask for a better big brother for Carter. You are beyond patient with him and all the time he requires. You also don't mind roughin' him up a bit and for the most part he loves when you play tackle with him. You also love to play with friends and if you had it your way we would have a friend over to play every day. We have been trying to get you to ride your bike without your training wheels. You are more than ready, but it just hasn't happened yet. We have taken them off a couple times which has made for some really funny home videos of you running into the neighbors car, but because Mom and Dad haven't been consistent in practicing with you they always end up back on.  We need to get on it. 

Everyday you seem to be more independent than the previous day. You have taken up making your own lunches which usually consist of a PB&J, hot dog, or your very favorite a burrito. You make it the same way every time. Cheese, sour cream, lots of black beans, and your favorite Feta cheese. You also have started to have quite the opinion when it comes to what you wear. Most days you are found wear Basketball shorts and some sort of sports shirt with two different flops on. I don't ever say anything about what your wearing, because you are SO proud of yourself and I love to see how happy it makes you. 

Thank you for being you! You make me a better me and boy am I lucky to be your Mom!