Liam is Four!!

Happy Fourth Birthday to our Liam! 

What a wonderful little guy he is becoming!

He still loves to do puzzles.  He also works VERY hard on one piece of artwork.  Whether it's a small or large piece of paper, he will colour until it is full!  He's made some lovely pictures for people!

 He really wanted a Spiderman Cake.  I compromised by making a web and putting Spiderman on it...that was good enough.  For his birthday supper, he had some friends over and we had pigs-in-a-blanket, Kraft Dinner, and cake!

A few nights ago when I checked on him, he was sound asleep just like this, with the lights on and all cuddled up. I took a picture because it was so cute.

 The next day I told him about it and showed him the picture.  Later on, I saw him walk to the couch with his blanket.  I peeked on him, and he was "sleeping" again, looking up and waiting for me to take his picture again... so I did.

The day after he turned four, he said to me, quite disappointed, "I can't whistle.  I thought that when I was four I'd be able to whistle."

He still complains to me when he's bumped his forehead, "I hurt my forebrain."

He takes swimming lessons now, and does great!  He can put his face in the water, and swims with his teacher - even in the BIG pool!

His newest hobby is using Evan's Bop-It.  He has beaten novice, expert and master!  (the only other person to do so was Uncle Steve)  He is so calm and matter of fact when he does it.  I have a video I tried to post but it didn't work.  What a kid!!

Happy Birthday, Liam!  We love you so much!

Winter Fun

Liam has really been into drawing lately.  His pictures are big, bright and colourful, and he fills the entire page.  He has a whole story to go with each picture, and carefully decides who the drawings should be for.

"Take a picture of me too?"   Isaac's been talking more lately.  He can keep up with any of his brothers - whether it's drawing, playing, running, or wrestling.

 Evan lost his third tooth.  The tooth fairy gave him a loonie but left the tooth behind.  Evan tried for a few more nights to leave the tooth out, seeing if the tooth fairy would come and give him more money, but no luck.   Finally he wrote a letter asking for $10 or $20 for the tooth.  The tooth fairy has yet to respond.

This football has always been a spaceship. Lately the boys have been bringing it to various rooms of the house to play in it, roll it around, or hide in it.  Darren decided it's a great (quiet) place to do some Bop-It.

 New record!! (and last picture before a haircut...goodbye curls!)

" Another picture?  Please?"