Halloween

I was a bug chef for Halloween and I also dressed as a toad for school. I really enjoy Halloween and am already asking to be Speed Racer for next year. I still have candy left and am slowly working through it. I am actually sharing my candy for the first year with my parents. Oh and Nanny was here for Halloween which was so much fun. I wanted Papa to be here too, but he had to work.

Karate update - I earned my second belt on Monday. I'm now a full yellow belt.

Birding & Math Skills

I have been enjoying watching birds for quite a while now. I impressed mommy this morning by identifying a bird on our back porch, picking up the bird book, and finding the corresponding bird in the book. If you don't have a bird book at your home, I recommend this book and of course I'd get the one that is designed for your particular state. If a 4 year old can look up birds in this book, anyone can!

I am learning some addition skills. Daddy was impressed the other day when I correctly answered several addition questions while playing a game on the Handy Manny website. I also did some math with mini marshmallows this morning. I picked up one marshmallow in one hand, two in the other and told mommy that 1 + 2 = 3.

I Got a Belt!

No, no, no mommy and daddy didn't get the belt out after me. Don't worry! I tested for my first belt in Tae Kwon Do on Monday. I was able to complete all the requirements including a pictorial essay about why I am taking karate, what I like and dislike about karate class, and my goals in karate. I also broke my second board. And I had to wait two days to find out if I had passed my belt test and guess what? I DID! I was awarded a yellow belt with a white stripe on Wednesday. Wednesday was also bring a friend to class day and I managed to get four of my friends there. It was so cool and we had so much fun! I also now am the proud owner of a uniform.

So Embarrassing...

Daddy and Mommy are so embarrassing. They put on a CD called U2's The Joshua Tree in the van yesterday. I told them it was embarrassing and boring. They laughed and I don't think they understand that their music is so old.

Today I was playing an intense game of Connect Four with Ethan in the Kids' Clubhouse at church. I told Ethan to put on his game face. Ethan told me that he was putting on his happy face. I think that guy is so cool. He's going to join me and be a big brother here in a few days.

INK - Not a tat shop

This morning I had my 4th birthday party at INK in Gainesville. INK stands for Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, it is not a tat shop. A lot of my friends and their parents came to the party. We had so much fun going through the museum and playing. We took over the museum for the first hour or so and then more people started coming in for other parties. We had a room to ourselves. We ate the WALL-E cake mommy made me and opened presents. The pictures are available here. I'm busy right now exploring all the fun things. I didn't know I was going to get so much stuff and love it ALL! Thank you to all my friends and family for making my day so special. Oh - did I mention that I got my very own REAL desktop computer?

Happy Birthday to Me

Yesterday I turned 4. I had a great day. Mommy made me pancakes and bacon for breakfast and chocolate chip muffins to take to pre-school. I picked a present out of the birthday box at school and took in the snack bucket containing the afore mentioned muffins along with Cheetos and Capri Suns. For lunch I requested leftover chicken noodle soup with star shaped pasta. We played with my new toys like a scooter, chalk tools, etc. outside. And last night we went to Kado Sushi & Steakhouse for some hibachi table action. Great Grandma Speed had never been before and she enjoyed it too. I had a great day. Mommy interviewed me for my 4 year old interview and you can compare my answers to the last one she did here.

Favorite Food: spaghetti with no sauce on it, just butter
Favorite Drink: milk when the chocolate is in it
Favorite Song: ABC's (same as last year)
Favorite Book: Farm Animal book that makes sounds
Favorite TV Show: Little Einstein's
Favorite Movie: Wall-E
Favorite Animal: Dinosaur
Favorite Bug: Grasshopper (likes to hold them and find them in the grass)
Food You Don’t Like: I don't know, that's a tough one - sandwiches
TV Show You Don’t Like: Football
Favorite Place to Eat: Moe's (same as last year)
Favorite Store: Publix (same as last year)
Favorite Shoes: Light up sandals
Favorite thing to do with Mommy: Rub her elbow (same as last year)
Favorite thing to do with Daddy: Wrestle
Favorite thing to do at home: Watch TV
Favorite “fun” thing to do: Play on the computer
What do you want to do when you grow up?: Firefighter
Are you going to have kids when you grow up?: Yes (same as last year)
How many?: 6 - I'm going to have 6 kids to help me put out some fire (last year it was "a lot")
What kinds of things to do you think about a lot?: Doing what is wrong
How does it feel to be four?: Super cool
Is there anything else you want to say?: Yes, I just want to say "Thank you God for our food and our many blessings. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen."

My First Day of Pre-School

Today was my first day of pre-school and I had such a good time. On the way to school mom was talking about all this stuff like listen to the teacher, mommy won't be there, behave, etc. Well I asked her to please stop talking and she laughed. So we rode the rest of the way in silence. When we got there we met up with Ethan and went into the classroom. Ms Angie said Ms Sandi would be there tomorrow and she led the class today. We made an art project which was basically a little paper me. We did circle time and had snack as well. I also was able to play with the play kitchen. I asked mommy when we left if I could have one at home so we'll see. I had a great day and am ready to go back tomorrow!

By the way, we had a great time at the lake. I played in the sand, went down a huge water slide, jumped on and off of a water trampoline, and had a great time with the family. Great Grandma Speed came home with us and she actually watched me last night when mommy and daddy went to open house at school. Mommy told me that if Grandma had to get onto me I was going to get in trouble and I told her that if Grandma was bad she'd get in trouble too. Mommy didn't like that.