Henry, James and Elanor 4 Years Old

It’s hard to believe these little tiny babies of mine are huge, strapping 4 year olds!

DSC_0764edit Henry

Weighs 43lbs
Height 42″
Wearing a size 12/13 in shoes and solidly in a 5 for clothing
Loves everyone, but especially his littlest brother, Peter…he’s completely enamored with him. Always saying how adorable he is and asking if we can keep him. He is always calling him “Pickles”
Knows all his colors, some of his shapes, and learning his letters
Loves telling jokes that make absolutely no sense
Goes from telling me that I’m a mean mommy {or daddy} and he doesn’t like me to telling me I’m a good mommy and he loves me
He loves playing with his trains and tracks
Loves sneaking off with ipads and iphones

Questions:

James

Weighs 47lbs
Height 45″
Wearing a size 1 in shoes, 5/6 in clothes
Now wearing glasses
Takes 30 minutes to say goodbye to anyone, he needs to make sure he gets all his hugs and kisses in
Knows his colors, most shapes, and learning his letters.
Has a fiery temper
Loves playing computer games
He’s starting to show some interest in “school” with Avie
He does get frustrated when you can’t understand him, but his thoughts and word choices are incredible and elaborate
He has a very particular bed time routine every night: The door stays open, the lights stay on, he sleeps for only 2 minutes and we have to tell everyone not to wake him up.

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Favorite color: Orange
Favorite toy: Robot
Favorite fruit: Orange
Favorite show: Despicable Me
Favorite clothes: Lightning McQueen jammies that Baba made
Favorite computer game: Lion Guard
Favorite game: ABCMouse.com
Favorite sport: Baseball
Favorite snack: Fruit strip
Favorite animal: Tiger
Favorite song: Jesus Loves Me
Favorite book: Pirates Don’t Take Baths and Oscar and Tilly
Favorite cereal: PopPaul’s with strawberries
Favorite outside game: Tag
Favorite drink: Healthy Drink {Kombucha}
Favorite breakfast: Egg in a frame
Favorite lunch: Liverwurst sandwich
Favorite dinner: Chicken
Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving {I think Avelyn was coaching on this one}
Best friend: Our neighbors–Esther and Anthony {although they barely ever see them}
Favorite thing to take to bed: Oma blanket and mommy quilt
When he grows up he wants to be a daddy on a boat.

Elanor

Weighs 37lbs
Height 40.5″
Wearing a size 12 in shoes, 4/5 in clothes
Knows her colors, shapes and learning her letters
Such a daddy’s girl…most days I hear all day long “When’s my daddy coming home? I miss him so much”
Knows how to work her tears and meltdowns
Very much enamored with Avie, until Avie doesn’t do what Ellie wants
She has to make sure she has the right blanket by smelling it…that’s right…smell
She’s a whiner and has a scream to rival a bansidhe
Loves playing with her dolls
Must have everything PINK

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All three kids

They’re all finally potty-trained for day and night {Henry we finally just had to take away the night time diaper, because he was dry every morning, but if I didn’t get him changed fast enough he’d poop and then say he needed a shower}.
They’re all in big kid beds: The boys have bunk beds and the girls have bunk beds.
No more naps….which is killing me.
They’re actually starting to listen more and help with things around the house. Elanor in particular loves helping.
They’re all obsessed with having a loose tooth.
They DON’T STOP EATING!