A 4 year old boy

I have one of those as of January 2nd.  He is fun, energetic, sweet, mellow, loving, smart, and funny.  He loves his little sister sooo much it's unbelievable.  He was so excited for her to be born and would always kiss my belly and say how he would share with her and protect her, and I kept waiting for the excitement to leave and reality to settle in.  But the reality is he is still excited and loving.  There have been no adjustment issues or behavioral problems.  He has not been jealous of gifts coming in or time we've had to spend with her.  I was so sad they had to be a whole 4 years apart, but people were right, it really is a great span.  Another testament God really knows what he is doing.

This social butterfly had been talking about having a friend birthday party all year, so we let him decide what he wanted to do and who to invite. He chose to take about 10 friends to Chuck E Cheese's. We just provided tokens and cake and ice cream, and the kids all seemed to have a great time and Benny loved his party.

This four year old makes me laugh constantly.  I write a few things down by posting them on Facebook, but I need to keep better track.  He is ALWAYS talking and I usually can't wait until Ben gets home so I can tell him what silly thing Benny said or did.

He is still very easygoing and pretty obedient.  He of course doesn't listen to his mom like I think he should, but drama and tantrums are minimal.  He loves to make new friends and will play with anyone he sees anywhere, whether they want him to or not.  He likes playing at the park, playing with his best friends, and is starting to get into iphone and video games.  He still loves the tub and will stay in there forever playing with his guys or angry birds.  This is the ONLY time of day he will play with his toys by himself, but he will play and play and use his imagination.

He is the only kid I know who does not like to draw or color.  Letter writing could go a little more quickly because of this, but oh well.  He also is adamant about not liking "Sesame Street."  No idea why. Doesn't really seem to like playing soccer, either, so we'll have to find something for him to do, possibly martial arts or baseball.

He's a goofball and we love having him as part of our family.  Happy birthday, Benny boy