{almost} 4

• he wears real undies to bed now
• i love the way he says "syrup"
• he wants to help make me make sandwiches for lunch everyday
• his preschool teacher says "everyone wants to be friends with Charlie"
• he loves swim lessons, but I think he likes the picnic lunch and seeing his friends more than actually swimming...
• he talks me into '4' cookies, crackers, white pretzels...etc. because "I'm almost 4!"

• he wants to know the name of every dinosaur (to which I don't know all the names...)
• he asks me everyday, "where are we going today?"
• he told a man in a wheelchair at the library last week, "I like you're wheel barrow!"
• he thinks dora & diego are his friends
• his favorite places to go are 'the train store' (aka Barnes & Noble), 'the gym', and any birthday party
• he sits with me to read books without getting bored and is starting to sound out words

• his favorite activity right now is riding his bike, although he's insistent on taking the training wheels off
• he jumps on the bed
• he wrestles his brother
• he makes silly faces (specifically 'creepy eyes' and 'big eyes')
• he sings along to a kids' worship cd in the car... music to my ears
• he sits and watches football with Chris, wanting to know the name of each player
• he likes to wear baseball hats
• he always volunteers to pray at family meals

He is growing up fast. I can barely even bring myself to think he's "almost 4." He is getting so independent and I just feel like these preschool years are so fleeting.

I saw this book the other day at the 'train store' (aka Barnes & Noble)

and it brought tears to my eyes:

'If I could keep you little' -Marianne Richmond

"If I could keep you little,

I'd kiss your cuts & scrapes.

But then I'd miss you learning

from your own mistakes."

"If I could keep you little,

I'd decide on matching clothes.

But then I'd miss you choosing

dots on top & stripes below."

"If I could keep you little,

I'd keep you close to me.

But then I'd miss you growing up into

who you're meant to be."