Such a Great Age!

At 4 years old, Clayton is so much fun to be with. He has his favorite toys to play with (dinosaurs-the T-rex ones that like to eat everyone else), his favorite TV shows (which for now is Wild Kratts that talks about animals and their environment and such, cute, but cheesy!), and even his favorite foods (which have branched out to include broccoli and green beans! One happy mama here!). Everytime he sees a commercial, he figures out who might best benefit from the product shown, and then proceeds to tell me why that person would want one. So when it's a baby doll, he will say "Maecie would be so happy with that doll mom!". Or if it's an action toy, "Mom, that's so cool! Can you buy me one of those?!". Or my favorites, the latest steam mop, to which he says, "Mom, if you buy that mop, you can really get the house clean!".

There is just never a dull moment! Clayton is also loving school and enjoys doing his homework. I love that he gets excited when he writes his name or when he counts to 20 without missing a number. It is refreshing to this mama's teacher heart!

At almost 18 months old, Maecie follows everyone around and tries to imitate what we do and say. So while I am cleaning, she wants to grab a towel and wipe the floors or counters too. While Clayton is bouncing on his bed, she wants to bounce too. And even better, when we fold our arms to say family or mealtime prayers, she folds her arms too!

As her vocabulary increases, she is sure to tell us when something is "mine" and she doesn't want you to take it away. Or grabbing our faces and honking our noses since she can now say and identify "nose". She loves to dance around when she hears music, and especially loves "pat-a-cake" and "itsy-bitsy spider" since she can do all of the movements.

Yep, I'd say 4 years and 18 months are great ages!! Love those kids of mine...

Clayton's First Day of Preschool!

Today was Clayton's first day of preschool. He was very excited to go and did a great job!! He even sang to Maecie this morning that "Brother's going to schoo-ool and you are noo-oot!".

When I picked him up, he said he had a good day, but was worried I wasn't coming to pick him up! I reassured him that I would always pick him up. And he said he was ready to go back tomorrow.

When we got home, he wanted to make a craft. This is what he came up with:

He told me the tape was necessary to make the picture complete. What a big boy and big imagination!

At preschool, good students receive a sticker at the end of the day. One of Clayton's friends got one, so I asked Clayton if the teacher gave him one today. His response was no. When I asked him why not, he said, "I wasn't being a good listener. There was a caterpillar and I wanted to see it." Apparently all it takes is a caterpillar for my son to stray from the line! LOL....oh to be a fly on the wall!