Byron's 4th Birthday!

 Byron is FOUR!  He has been so, so, so excited for his Birthday for weeks, and even though our day was low key, he was a pretty happy Birthday boy.

Gwen claimed she was sick (but I think she thought she'd be missing some kind excitement if she went to school), so we stayed in PJs all day, opened presents now and then, and played, played, played.

If someone asked what he wanted for his Birthday, Byron said he wanted a "controller race car", so he got three remote control cars!  He was pleased!

Jared was away on a business trip for the week, so we had out friend, Marlene, complete our dinner party.  (She passed away unexpectedly a few days later, so we were glad we got to spend this evening with her.)  For his Birthday meal, Byron requested sweet potatoes, sweet and sour meatballs, brownies, and ice cream (he went to Stewart's with Marlene and picked "the purple kind" (black raspberry)). 

Byron at 4 years old:

-has a lot of energy and loves to play rough

-is coordinated and could probably ride a 2-wheeler bike (but Mom doesn't think he's ready for that much speed!)

-is very interested in machines, vehicles, and electrical things

-has to tell someone (usually everyone he sees!) when he learns something new or something happens that he thinks is interesting

-loves his Sunbeams teachers, the Sister DeMarco & Sister DeMarco

-is interested in (and pretends to be) obscure animals (the pika and the cuscus are recent favorites)

-likes to do "I Spy" type find it puzzles, mazes, and find the differences between two (or more) pictures

-loves to have books read to him (recent favorites have been Fluffy the Guinea Pig books and Robot and Rico books)

-is half way through reading lessons with Mom, has been picking it up very quickly, and looks forward to the "funny story" with each lesson

-likes the television shows Rescuebots, Paw Patrol, and Ninjago

-knows all the letters, will only write the letter "B" (sometimes "t"), and can count up to 39

-loves his Itty-Bitty-Kitty stuffed animal and likes to have it at bed time

-can be impulsive and likes to make things happen his way, especially when excited

-loves his sisters and plays well with them

-enjoys going to the Children's Corner at the YMCA

-is an all around great kid!

Fall Color & Fall Fun with Grammie Crosby

Byron and Meredith loved the animals.  

(We thought those animals were pretty lucky to get the leftover apple cider donuts!)

Byron and Meredith loved the old tractors.

We all loved the apples (and the fresh cider donuts)!

We all loved the nature trail (except when it was getting too long at the end...) with lots of gorgeous fall color! 

And we all REALLY love when Grammie comes to visit!

Gingerbread People

Colossal Pizza!

 We like being Poppa's Pizza Pals!

Pumpkin Patch 2015

We had the most wonderful time at the pumpkin patch!  It was a gorgeous day, and we each had so much fun.  We hadn't been in a few years (check out little Gwen & Byron!), but we won't let that happen again.  We'll be back next year for sure!