The Newest Member of the 4 Year Old Club!

Today marks four years of parenthood for Mick and I! I think we have done one hell of a job. Kyan is one of the most well adjusted, brightest, mature young boys around. He is in his second year of preschool but talks better than most 1st graders. His vocabulary is more like a 2nd grader or even third grader. I love it when he experiments and attempts to learn new words. For instance the other night prior to dinner he says "mmm mom this is a great advertisement" while snacking on some salsa. What he meant was "appetizer." These things make me glow as I see him challenging himself to use a more advance language. I came out of a store the other day and he asked me if I had gotten him something to drink (or something of that nature) When I replied "no" or "I forgot", he mumbled under his breath, "Geeze Mama, your really slacking lately." Mick and I silently looked at each other and grinned ear to ear. He always get complemented on his manners but mostly for using the "excuse me" in public. Most wait staff is amazed by this and then blown away when the 3 (now 4 of course) year old orders "ice water with lemon please" He will be honest with any adult as most children are. He refuses to disobey (for now anyway) his parents when we are not around. He once told a friend of the family he was not allowed to drink soda. (He's still a virgin from soda after 4 years for what we know) He loves Pepper, too much most of the time but knows he's not allowed to use salt. Kyan does not watch TV and doesn't care, our boy would much rather play with his mom, dad and baby brother. He loves being outside "lawning the grass" is one of his favorite past times. He is sometimes afraid of the "stinger man" but bee's usually don't bother him too much. He loves the moon and has one in his room, he's sleeping in his new tent under his pseudo sky tonight. He wakes up early but still requires a 2-3 hour nap daily and retiring for the night abound 8. He has been attempting to "stay dry" at night for quite sometime now, but never gets frustrated because he has our support. Kyan always washes his hands after the bathroom and is also awesome at remembering to brush his teeth both morning and night. He helps out at home by feeding both the cat and the dog and now he will be feeding his new fish! His favorite bridge is the Mackinac and knows you take I 75 to the UP. He knows his address and how to spell his first and last name, we are working writing them. He can count unassisted to at least 20 but can make it way higher if directed. He has almost also mastered recognizing those numbers too. He was the first to learn (with in a week) all the kids names in his class last year and knows them all this year too. He still likes it when mom and dad pick out his clothes but prefers to do it himself sometimes too. He usually gets the right foot in the right shoe but still needs assisting if they need to be tied. He loves to rake leaves. He is VERY inquisitive and asks "why" about everything, we make sure we give him and answer to it all, truthful but simple. He wants a baby sister really bad (really! I don't feed this to him, but mick wont believe that) He loves his baby brother and is very patient because his brother is not. His favorite toy is probably still his four wheeler but doesn't use it as much anymore. He would rather sleep naked. We tell him he can if he continues to "make it dry". He cant stand to sleep with socks on. He always reminds me to put on my seat belt. He's always trying to carry the cat around the house (our cat is rather large) He cant ever get enough of his CD's. If he could, he would vote for Barack Obama (he hears his name on NPR all the time in the car, this does not mean we are voting Obama) He has a fetish with having his finger and toe nails clipped, he wishes this could happen daily. Hang nails freak him out! He snores. His favorite teacher is Kate. He enjoys a good Beep when you pull out of the driveway. He can almost strap himself into his car seat. Tire swings make him sick. He has mastered jumping across the room on one foot. He loves cutting paper and saving all the clippings. He's awesome at hockey, season 2 starts tomorrow! He wont eat anything green. He eats oatmeal every morning but would rather have a smoothie. He likes it when we sleep in his room every now and then. He never misses a fountain while driving in the car. He loves crossing railroad tracks and can see one a mile ahead. When he finds a toad or other wild life he understands you can only play with it for so long, he will let it go and have it go find its mother. He has started to ask questions about being "dead". Vacuums are still really cool to him. He uses training wheels. He loves school. He loves being around people all the time. He is the greatest little 4 year old ever!

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The Newest member of the Larson family, "Fish Forever"