The Big 4-6

My oldest turned 4 on Sunday. If you ask him how old he is though, he will tell you 46. Every time. He's been saying this since about December. I'm not exactly sure where he got it from. I think my Mom, since that's how old she is, but it's something that he's very adamant about and you can't tell him otherwise.

For his party he wanted to go to Jumping Jacks in SLC. It's basically a really big room with about 7 giant blow up slides/obstacle courses. He had a really good time and got spoiled rotten.Today at preschool they celebrated his birthday again. He got to bring treats for the class and his teacher gave him a giant rice crispy treat and "crown". He has loved all the attention!

Here are some of the things that are "Lincoln" right now:

-loves to sing and dance. almost every day we turn on some music and dance around the house. he loves it. he also loves to sing the songs he's learning from dave in primary.

-loves his nemo and bear. he has two stuffed animals that have become attached to his hip. he drags them along every where and has to sleep with both of them every night.

-he's very organized/ocd (in a good way...so far). he has to have things lined up in a straight line, color coordinated, put in the correct spot, etc. i blame this one on me. (what do you expect, he's with his mom all day and watches how she does things?!) right now it's very cute. ask me about it again next year.

-loves animals. dogs, cats, bunnies, grasshoppers, you name it. okay, the last one isn't technically an animal. close enough.

-loves to be outside. jumping on the trampoline, playing in the sandbox, running through the sprinklers, riding bikes and his monster truck, chasing grasshoppers, etc.

-loves water. everything from the lake, water slide, splash park, pool, sprinklers. all of it. loves, loves, loves to swim and is getting really good at it.

-still really big for his age. i'll post his stats after his 4 year check up on friday.

-loves to wrestle and play fight. the first thing he says to dave every day when he gets home from work is, "c'mon daddy. let's go fight" and drags him into the living room.

-loves his brother. they really are the best of friends. i'm not saying that they don't have their moments, numerous times a day, but he is such a great big brother to grant.

- very charming. i'm sure most parents think their kids are charming, but lincoln has a way with other adults and kids. from the child care at the gym, to primary, to neighbors, all the kids seem to know who he is and want to play with him. he just has a little something special when it comes to others.

-very affectionate. he usually won't hesitate to give you a great big hug and kiss and say that he loves you. he still loves to snuggle and hold hands. he definitely has a soft spot when it comes to his Grammy and Papa, Grammy G, and Grandpa John.

-master negotiator. i swear he's going to be a lawyer. he always has some argument for why he can/can't do something. every time he's asked to do (or not do) something, the first words out of his mouth are, "well how 'bout...". he will find the loop hole every time!

Happy Birthday Linc! You make me so happy and I'm so thankful that I get to be your Mommy. You bring so much love and joy into our home. Hugs and loves!

*birth day '05*
*1st bday '06*

*2nd bday '07*

*3rd bday '08*

*4th bday '09*