Hijacking mom’s blog again. I notice she’s been pretty MIA on this blog thing anyway. It is like she’s working full time and going to school full time and thinks she’s just too busy… but I’m sure she’ll be back at some point. In the meantime, I have something extremely important to report. This week I turned four. Next month I start pre-K and I just bought my first backpack.
This was a big year of milestones for me. I had my first pre-k assessment and passed with flying colors. I can sing my ABCs and can count to twenty. I color, draw and love cutting things with scissors. This included one little lock of hair on my head when mom and dad weren’t looking. They were quite dramatic about it. In my head, I was like, um mom, it is just hair and it’ll grow back. Parents I tell you.
I love talking. I tell lots of stories and am constantly asking questions. I also like to challenge mom and dad. Sometimes I say and do things that frustrate them, but then they pause and are proud of the fact that my witty and hilarious comments just mean I’m developing cognitively. While I know they are proud, I still occasionally find myself in a time out chair to “think about what I’ve done.” I don’t mind. Sometimes I need a break.
That said, I find saying sorry solves a lot. No offense but if grown-ups are so smart, why can’t they figure out how far “I’m sorry” goes? But, mom and dad who are a bit slow, are starting to catch on. Now they are starting to challenge me on what I’m sorry for, which is a bit tougher to figure out. But, I’m learning.
This past year I went on a lot of adventures, including five foot races. Each one I ran a little faster – culminating with the Little Minnow Run in Hayward where I ran Flash fast. For those not into my lingo, that’s like super fast. I like to tell people I won that race but mom and dad seemed to see the finish line differently. I also did my first Tractor Pull, joined and quit gymnastics, got my first library card and continued to refine my wrestling and fighting skills. I love any action figures that fight, Transformers, and dinosaurs. And, I dominate on the baseball field. I can hit a whiffle ball hard enough that mom and dad are now scared to pitch to me, unless it is a super soft ball. Seriously, you hit them a few times in the face and they get sooo dramatic. In other words, I’m your standard little toddler boy.
I’m still a full-time daycare kid. I’ve made lots of friends and enjoy playing all day. My nights are filled with boat rides, reading books, Candyland, puzzles, playing hide and seek, going on four-wheeler and boat rides and baking. I love making (and more importantly eating) blueberry muffins. This year I even picked my own berries. I also planted a garden with mom. Turns out our deer friends really liked our garden that made mom really mad. But, I still get to eat raspberries and we had lots of sweet peas that were super yummy! This summer we have 4, now 3 chickens. I occasionally gather eggs and love chasing the chickens to bed at night. They don’t listen very well and seem to scatter when I try to direct. But, mom tries to be patient. And, they always seem to eventually end up where they need to be. And, I’m getting better at making sure my crocs are poop free before running around the house.
Vacations tend to revolve around extended family and my favorite place in the world—the green cabin. I love, love, love the cabin. We go super fast on our boat and I even get to go tubing with my cousins. My dad’s an awesome driver and mom just clutches the raft praying I don’t injure myself. We also do something else I’ve grown to love at the green cabin, happy hour. It is an odd name for what is also known as snack time at daycare but the snacks usually include cheese and crackers that are so yummy. I love cheese. When it comes to cheese, I’m a true Wisconsinite.
I’m a daddy’s boy big time. I love exploring with dad. I love my sleep but occasionally love slipping into bed with daddy in the morning. Daddy lets me fight and shoot guns… but only at pop cans right now. He also lets me pee off the deck. I also got to be in a parade with him again since I don’t know if you know, but my dad’s a pretty big deal. He’s certainly my hero.
All in all, it has been another whirlwind trip around the sum. I’m excited to see what the next year has in store for me but for now, all I can say is life is good on Moon Lake.
Jake from Moon Lake