Eliot is 4!

If you look closely, you can see where E wanted to spend some time at his birthday party.  He needed a break he told us, from his friends and the cold.  Fair enough.

Since E likes to play imaginary guitar and drums while Miles and Valerie lead worship at church, they got him a string guitar FOR REAL.  He loves it and has already asked to join the worship band.  I'm sure Miles and Val will be holding auditions soon so cross your fingers bud!

The sequence of this kills me.  It speaks for itself.

Eliot got his first bicycle and loves it.  Lesson #5433 in parenting: Don't buy your child an outside toy for their February birthday.  It took two weeks before he could ride it outside.  Lesson learned.

School birthday party and the friends who chose for his table.  They're all crazy little monsters and we love them.

Eliot's celebration of life and walk around the sun.  Gets me every time we do this at his school.  Excuse me, I have something in my eye.

FOUR YEAR OLD QUESTIONNAIRE

 

 

• What is your favorite color?  RED
• What is your favorite animal?  GIRAFFE
• What is your favorite book?  LLAMA LLAMA RED PAJAMA
• What is you favorite TV Show?  OCTONAUTS
• What is your favorite movie?  MATER'S TALL TALES
• What is your favorite song?  FEEL THE MAGIC IN THE AIR (by Magic System)
• What is your favorite food?  CUPCAKES
• What is your favorite drink? JUICE (capris sun)
• What is your favorite breakfast?  CEREAL AND APPLESAUCE
• What is your favorite snack?  APPLESAUCE POUCH
• What is your favorite outfit?  BLACK AND WHITE SHIRT
• What is your favorite game?  COOTIES
• What is your favorite toy?  CAPTAIN AMERICA
• Who is your best friend?  WILLIAM
• What is your favorite thing to do? WATCH TV ALL DAY
• What is your favorite thing to do outside?  RIDE BICYCLE
• What is your favorite holiday?  VALENTINE'S DAY
• What do you like to take to bed with you?  CEASE (what he calls his blanket)
• Where is your favorite place to go?  PEROT MUSEUM
• What is your favorite restaurant?  LOVER'S PIZZA
• Where is your favorite vacation spot?  FLORIDA, AT THE BEACH
• What do you want to be when you grow up?  FIREMAN
• What do you want to do for you birthday? EAT CHERRY CUPCAKES

Our State Fair is a Great State Fair

This morning I woke up and remembered that it's $3 to get into the fair with three canned goods.  Next Wednesday I will be in Houston for work and after that we will just be entering Crazy Town with our schedules.  This felt like the time for a spontaneous trip to the fair!

 

 

 

I love how much Eliot LOVED these barnyard animals! He wasn't nervous at all (not like him) to feed all of them.  Even after the zebra bit him.  Aren't those baby piggies cute?!

 

I love many things about this little girl and it would take my whole blog post to list them.  I will focus on her eyebrow.  She can cock that eyebrow so quickly with such emphasis and ease.  I'm very jealous actually.  She WAS a little nervous (they somehow switched roles) about the feeding of these animals and it was hilarious to watch.

 

In the children's section of the fair, there is a pretend farm and the kids get to plant a seed, "feed animals", drive a tricycle tractor,  "pick peaches", "milk a cow", etc.  Most of it was pretend but Eliot got the biggest kick out of it!

 

After the barnyard animal fun, pretend farm, and snack...it was time for a little break.  The fair can be exhausting!

 

The big greenhouse has waterfalls and trains which happen to be a lovely (air conditioned) combination.  Eliot honestly could have stayed in this exhibit for hours.  If you notice, his new thing is to cross his arms and wait patiently for something.  He never looks happy about it which always makes me giggle.

 

I mean....

 

RIDES! Last year he wanted to ride but when it started he was immediately asking to get off.  This year he at least waited a whole two minutes before asking to get down.  Once he discovered the tractors above, he was GIDDY.  He was sad when it was over and just squealed and smiled the whole way through.  So proud of him and realizing that maybe in two or three years we MIGHT consider Disney World. I know.

Love Thy Neighbor

 

I saw a news story the other day that has nothing to do with neighbors, but this woman admitted that in this scenario she met her neighbor for the first time.  She had been living in the neighborhood for YEARS. 

 

This absolutely baffles me.  How sad to not know the people living their lives RIGHT NEXT TO YOU.  I love my street and my wonderful neighbors that love on us.  We live in a diverse neighborhood that has all walks of life, all age groups, all college football teams covered (those flags wave high come football season, y'all) etc. and I'm so glad that Eliot is getting to know these folks. 

 

If you have two eyes and have perused my social networking sites you have noticed a little girl that makes many appearances in my feeds.  Her name is Embry and she lives down the street from us with her wonderful parents Cori and Jacob.  The path between our  houses is WORN.  I have so many other stories of families that I can share that have watched us move in, get involved in our community, have a baby, and the like. 

 

I seriously hope that WHEREVER you live, you know at least a few people that are doing life several feet from your front door.  I am so blessed by my people and know you could be too.

 

Just call me Kimmy Gibbler,

 

Lauren