Bryce at 4

Bryce just turned 4. Here are a few things about him at this age.
He is super smart and just a little bit sensitive.
He has started learning how to read, and is good at counting.
He loves music and rhyming and is always making up songs and rhymes.
He like to tell jokes.
He doesn't have a favorite color-he likes them all.
He is into Paw Patrol, PJ Masks, and Ninja Turtles.
He can get himself dressed.
He likes to fill his pockets full of surprises and treasures and empties them every day when he gets home to show me what he has found.
He is a super picky eater-he survives on things like cereal, fruit, cheese, some pasta,  and bread. He doesn't really eat meat at all unless it is in the form of a hot dog or chicken nuggets.
He still wants to be a farmer when he grows up, and maybe Santa Clause and a pilot too.
He loves his brother and sister even though sometimes he gets mad at them when they torment him.
He is spoiled, but I guess that is to be expected with the youngest child, especially one with a huge age gap.
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Happy Birthday Bryce

Bryce's birthday was on Wednesday, which was also a school and babysitter day for him. We tried to make it special for him-he took birthday treats (bouncy balls) to share with all of his friends at both places. That was a lot of treats!

At preschool he did his walk around the sun, while the class sang to him. He walked around one time for each year in age.

They sang to him again at Mrs. Gay's house.

While I was at work and he was at school great grandma was busy making him this awesome ninja turtle birthday cake. 

For his birthday dinner he chose chicken nuggets and french fries from McDonalds. 

Happy Birthday Bryce. Hope you had a great day!!!

CTR 4-Primary

On Sunday they sang to Bryce in church for his Birthday since this week we are having stake conference. This year he is in the CTR 4 class and he loves it. They have actually combined his class with the CTR 5's because there are only about 3 kids his age that show up regularly.  I thought it was so funny that on this paper they filled out for him he said his favorite thing about primary is snacks. LOL

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Basketball Update

Basketball is in full swing. Chloe has been super busy with practice and games. Her team is doing really well so far this year. It's fun to watch them have things click and start running the plays and defense they have been working on the past few years. Chloe's dribbling and shooting skills are improving and she is getting more aggressive. #10 

Looking forward to more games tomorrow and a tournament in Enterprise the following weekend.

Quilts 21 and 22

I started out the new year by getting a couple of quilts done, both went to people in our ward who had recently had babies. The top one was made from the scraps off Tanner's Christmas quilt, and the bottom was a rag quilt I also made mostly from scraps. 

I wonder if I will reach my goal of 52 this year?

Funny Things B Says

On Sunday Bryce started throwing a little tantrum as it was time to go home. He has been having several lately as he wants to exert more and more independence and be the one to make decisions. It was escalating not getting better so I finally just picked him up and headed out the doors to the car. On the way out I think he realized he wasn't going to get what he wanted but he also didn't want me carrying him, so as he is crying he said "let's go back in and try again". HAHA he must have heard me tell him that one to many times. We all got a good laugh out of that.

Later he was trying to do something I can't even remember what and he said "I'm really struggling here." He is so funny!

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Letter Sounds and Starting to Read

Last week Bryce passed off all of his letter sounds. His teacher said he is now ready to start the reading program. She started sending home little books with him that we read a few times and then send back and she sends a new one home. I am so happy with what the Montessori program is doing for Bryce and what he has learned in just a short time since he started there. I can't wait to see what the next year and a half brings for him. Reading was at the top of my list when looking into preschool programs and I think I found the perfect one. As long as he is loving the learning that's what matters. He usually asks to work on his sounds and reading and if he doesn't and I ask him if he wants to he rarely turns me down, if he does  I don't push it,  I mean after all he hasn't even turned four yet and I want the learning to be a positive and fun experience for him. We are so proud of our little guy.