Birthday #4

It's a tradition a school that everyone gets a birthday hat!  John was pretty excited to get his.  Only one problem...

Now that's much better!  It was funny to see his reaction to having his class sing to him.  He loved the attention!

We brought cupcakes to share with his class.  They were decorated with Transformers candies.

So sweet of him to pose with his Momma on this special day.

Only one problem with the candies, they turned everyone's tongue black.  Oops!

When Daddy got home, John got to open his presents and his cards.

Among the gifts were some Transformers, which he loved.

And some footie pajamas.  Funny thing is that this is only his second pair since he was a toddler.  I never figured he'd like them so I never bought any until he saw them in the store.  He loves them.  He also got some Star Wars Transformers and some t-shirts.  Oh, and his loving family sent him a wad of cash.  Well, for a 4 year old, anyway.

His birthday fell on Family Pizza & Art Show Night at his school.  So I took some cupcakes and we celebrated there.

His was not the only birthday that night.  So we shared our cupcakes!

-EBP-

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A gift from the heart

Sweet, sweet Aunt Susan sent John Harrison a gift that arrived a few days before his birthday.  The Super Bowl was in Indy this year.  Daddy was a bit jealous Aunt Susan didn't send him anything.

And even though it was Valentine's Day, John insisted on wearing it the next day to school.  The kids were only a tad bit sugared up after the class party.

And John managed to keep his shirt clean by avoiding to wipe red frosting on it.  This shirt and hat is a matching set and must be worn together, according to John.

-EBP-

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Reading and pillow fighting

He likes to spend his time in his PJ's on Friday morning.  Mostly since every other day of the week we are dressed and out the door.  His favorite PJ's this winter are the footed kind.  And he loves to curl up for hours and read.  Yes, read.  He's always liked books, but now he can't wait to get new books on our regular bi-weekly library trips.  In January, the director at his preschool tested him at the end of 1st grade reading level.  Um, how did that happen?  We discovered in September or October that his sight words were through the roof for his age.  And then he started picking up all the phonics via Starfall.com, I think.  And boom, he's reading, all on his own.   You even have to be careful if you are reading the paper because he'll read the headlines over your shoulder.  Then you have to explain them.  Have you read the paper lately?  It's not always filled with good stuff.

I just like this little smile so I had to include this photo here.

I think he got this idea from Daddy, but maybe he came up with it on his own.  Those pillows are so heavy I'm surprised he didn't fall over backward.

And now he's all armed for a good old pillow fight.  Except he can't see anything.  Or maybe he can just a little?

Momma, what are you waiting for?  I was ready.

-EBP-

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