Ethan's birthday was on May 20th, but I have been running my butt off since Thursday night that I haven't had time to sit and breathe let alone right a post about my cutie pie! Boy, did we celebrate this year with a bang!
Thursday evening Ethan's 2 sets of grandparents, Jimm, Reese and I attended his first ever preschool graduation (well, he got a certificate because thank goodness we have another year of preschool left!). This proud mama watched her little boy sing his heart out to some oldies but goodies in the genre of "Bible songs"...yes, Ethan is going to a private preschool. Sidenote: we don't plan on him attending private school in the future but for right now this school had the best program and it was affordable and convenient for our schedules :-). They also recited some Bible verses and sang "We will Rock You" with some more powerful "Jesus" lyrics! Then Ethan cautiously crossed the stage to get his certificate and shake hands with the preschool director and his teachers. So. C.U.T.E!
On Friday (his actual birthday) his class field trip was planned to go to Exploration Station down in Bourbonnais. So my wonderful mother in law watched Reese so that I could have some Ethan and mommy time. It was great to be able to explore with him and then of course about 1/2 way through he totally forgot about me because his friends were there and they are way cooler than mommy. Sigh. A glimpse into my future.
We went home and played with a new bubble machine that Grammy gave to him. Reese giggled at her brother chasing bubbles all over our yard...another snapshot to be remembered! Then we took a short walk and got my little girl down for a nap.
Grandma and Grandpa came over for dinner and to give Ethan his big presents, because they didn't want to lug them to the train restaurant on Saturday...totally understandable! He got a Radio Flyer Scooter and his own BBQ grill to help daddy cook dinner with! From mommy and daddy he got a couple of "educational toys": a Melissa and Doug clock to help him learn how to tell time and a magnetic calendar to help him understand his days and months. We also got him a Wii "Just dance for kids" game. Oh, my gosh...he LOVES it! He keeps making mommy dance with him and I'm liking it because it's a nice workout!
On Saturday was his first ever kid party. It was small and I wanted to keep it that way. We had about 7 kids and then parents there. My cousin, her husband, their little girl and my parents also came. We went to the train restaurant in Schererville, Indiana. They all got to ride the train and then they were set loose in the arcade room. They all had a blast! Then we had some awesome cake made by my friend Alicia at My Sugar Satisfaction (also Ethan's friend Malachi's mommy). Ethan opened his presents with the help of his friends and got some pretty good stuff! Sidenote: thanks to the mommies who also got him clothes! :-)
On Sunday we went to church and then we went to go see my Grandma at the nursing home. She wasn't having a very good day. She had a bad cough and they were giving her medicine that made her drowsy...so I or Ethan would be talking to her and she kept falling asleep in her wheelchair. But it was really cute because I asked Ethan if he would sing some songs to her that he sang at his preschool program. And then when he saw that she was falling asleep he would sing "Jesus Loves Me" to her really quietly and would tell her "it's ok GG, you can sleep". Melts my heart.
My 4 year old is one of the sweetest and incorrigable little boys ever. He drives me crazy but I would do anything for him. He was extremely hyper last night waiting in anticipation for my brother to come over to our house with presents. He kept pushing Reese over and taking things from her and finally Jimm sat him on the couch and told him not to move until Uncle Mike got there. He started "fake crying"...well, part of it was real, but he just kept doing it and finally I started laughing...couldn't hold it in any longer. That's what my boy does to you...makes you want to punish him and hug him all at the same time!
He is doing really well in school. He writes his name really well..when he feels like it. :-) His imagination is incredible. He can tell a story like no one's business. He has pretty good coordination and has been riding his little bike with training wheels for over a year now. He doesn't seem to have too much interest in organized sports (ahem...just like his daddy), but maybe my girl will be a tennis or volleyball player like her mama! I can see Ethan playing soccer, though. We shall see!
I love my four year old with all my heart. He is an incredible blessing to me and to Jimm.
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