You are now 4 years old and just finished up your first year of preschool. You had the same teachers, Miss Rayma & Miss Misti, that Lincoln had last year. On your first parent teacher conference (2 months into the school year), the first thing they commented on was how different you and Lincoln are. The next thing they said was that you always have a smile on your face and love to help out the other kids. You love school. You claimed your girlfriend was Cami (right hand side of the picture) and you helped her out around class all the time. You know your abc's, can count to 20, know all your colors & shapes, and recognize your name when it's written down. You have a speech impediment that seems to get a little stronger the older you get. Sometimes you get frustrated with us when we don't know what you're saying, but I've gotten pretty good at speaking "Bean".
You are my silly boy. My very silly boy. You have a natural goofiness and love to make people laugh. You have the funniest facial expressions and I often catch you making them at yourself in the mirror. I find myself saying, often, that if you weren't so damn funny you would be in constant timeout.
While you play very well with other kids, you also really enjoy being alone. You are perfectly content to play by yourself with only your imagination and thoughts to keep you company. I'd love to hear what goes on inside that head of yours sometimes. Just the other day, you played outside in the sandbox for about an hour, alone, while your siblings played inside together. I'm pretty sure you get that from your Daddy/Grammy G :)
Another example. One of the days it was raining, you put on your swim goggles and went in the front yard to jump in the puddles. Your brother eventually joined you, but you were completely happy being alone and making yourself laugh.
We call you Bean because you are my little string/vanilla bean. You seem like such a tiny little guy. At your 4 year wellness check you were in the 50% for height and 30% for weight. You've gotten quite tall the past few months and have almost out grown size 4T pants in length. I still have to cinch the waist of them as tight as they will go and even then they barely stay on your tiny bum. You have a really long torso and almost need a 5T shirt for length, even though the 3T's fit you best around the chest/belly. As far as the vanilla goes, you somehow got a combo of your Daddy's skin and mine. You are a vanilla in the winter months, but tan very easily in the summer.
Another example. One of the days it was raining, you put on your swim goggles and went in the front yard to jump in the puddles. Your brother eventually joined you, but you were completely happy being alone and making yourself laugh.Some of your favorite things right now:
IPAD/WII-
You've gotten crazy good at video games. You love to play your ipad and your favorite games right now are Max & the Magic Marker, Angry Birds, Contraptions, Cut the Rope, and Fruit Ninja. On the Wii you LOVE Yarn Kirby. You've been able to beat the entire game, by yourself, and even asked for a yarn kirby birthday cake this year.
THE TRAMPOLINE-
We finally broke down and let the Easter Bunny bring a trampoline to our house because of how much you love the one at Grammy & Papa's house. We've only had ours up for about 2 months, but already it's gotten a ton of use from you.
FOODS-
Your favorite thing the eat right now is PB&J's. Next would be banana bread. You also love chicken nuggets, meat sticks, grilled cheese sandwich, green salad with ranch, broccoli, bananas, strawberries, grapes, apples, frosted mini wheats, ice cream sandwiches, and french fries. You're still not a big fan of mac-n-cheese or any kind of bean (other than green). You're usually pretty good about trying everything on your plate though.
TV-
Your favorite tv shows right now are Bubble Guppies, Jake & the Neverland Pirates, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and Phineas & Ferb. You love the movies Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Despicable Me, Wall-E, Cars, and Beauty & the Beast.
FRIENDS-
You love your big brother. You look up to him so much and, for the most part, do whatever he says. You don't mind letting him be in charge and boss you around. He is your best friend. You also have a special relationship with Jace. While you don't mind letting Lincoln boss you around, you definitely like playing with kids that are smaller than you. You don't really boss Jace around, but I think you enjoy the fact that you're the "big boy" of the two of you. We call you two the naughty twins. You two are ALWAYS doing something mischievous. You egg each other on and if you're left alone for longer than 2 minutes, it's almost guaranteed you're into something you shouldn't be.
BABIES-
Going along with the whole "smallerthanyou" thing, you love love love babies. You've gotten more aware of them since your sister's been born. Anytime we go anywhere and you see a baby, or basically any child under the age of 3, you have to go over and say hello and try to get them to smile at you. You're very sweet and loving about it.
We call you Bean because you are my little string/vanilla bean. You seem like such a tiny little guy. At your 4 year wellness check you were in the 50% for height and 30% for weight. You've gotten quite tall the past few months and have almost out grown size 4T pants in length. I still have to cinch the waist of them as tight as they will go and even then they barely stay on your tiny bum. You have a really long torso and almost need a 5T shirt for length, even though the 3T's fit you best around the chest/belly. As far as the vanilla goes, you somehow got a combo of your Daddy's skin and mine. You are a vanilla in the winter months, but tan very easily in the summer.
You love Lucy. Sometimes a little too much. We compare it to a crack addict who needs a hit. Seriously, it's like you have to nibble and kiss and hug and touch and just be in her face or else you won't be able to function. Even after being told time and time again to "back off", within 2 seconds it's like you've forgotten I've even said anything and are right back to her. I will say, however, that she loves you very much and doesn't seem to mind. for the most part. I was worried about how you would react when you were no longer the baby. Other than getting a little reclusive for a month at school, you didn't have any issues. And let's not forget, you are still my baby boy.
You are so stinkin' cute. You have a smile that is very deceiving, in that it is the most innocent smile I've ever seen. You flash those pearly whites, your beautiful eyes light up and that's usually all it takes to get you out of whatever trouble you've gotten yourself into. You are definitely going to be a heart breaker. You still have your "lucky fin" and I hope that you always do. I find it adorable. 
You have a need to make people happy and laugh. I say you're my little Jim Carrey. Your Daddy and I are so thankful that we get to be the ones to watch you grow. You're such a sweetheart and we love you the most.
You are so stinkin' cute. You have a smile that is very deceiving, in that it is the most innocent smile I've ever seen. You flash those pearly whites, your beautiful eyes light up and that's usually all it takes to get you out of whatever trouble you've gotten yourself into. You are definitely going to be a heart breaker. You still have your "lucky fin" and I hope that you always do. I find it adorable. You have a need to make people happy and laugh. I say you're my little Jim Carrey. Your Daddy and I are so thankful that we get to be the ones to watch you grow. You're such a sweetheart and we love you the most.
