Fantastic and Fearsome Four

Today Cade turned FOUR! How did all of this happen so fast?

It has been a fast and fun journey with our little four year old. The title of this post suggests Chance and my feelings/ fears about the upcoming 4th year. On one hand, Cade is getting pretty self-sufficient, and we can pretty much pick up and go without a lot of planning or packing (except for snacks). On the other hand, his little mind is always working, which makes for some pretty creative and a sometimes frustrating barganing. Last night, I asked Cade some questions about his favorite things these days so we can remember what he was like when he was four. Here are his answers (in his exact words):

Favorite things to do: Play a lot, jump a lot, and eat a lot of treats
Favorite treat: Vanilla ice cream
Favorite other foods: Quesadilla from Freebirds with Freebirds cheese and grapes
Favorite movie: Rudolph [the Red Nosed Reindeer]
Favorite show: Jake and the Neverland Pirates
Favorite song: The Jake song (see above)
Do you like school? Yes!
Favorite thing to do at school: Play on the playground
Favorite book: The Monster book (Where the Wild Things Are)

That was pretty much the end of the interview, as he answered the last few questions with things like "my nose" and "my bottom". I don't even remember what I asked him!

Some things Chance and I notice about our boy:

Most of his stories start with "When I was young"
When he gets out of bed at night or early in the morning, he says "I need to tell you one thing" and then proceeds to talk about something that we haven't discussed in a long time but obviously he has been thinking about
He is an eating machine in the car, which means we never leave the house without raisens, goldfish, fruit, and water
He STILL wakes up between 5:00 and 5:30 each morning. We STILL have not adjusted!
His favorite things to do at home are jump on the trampoline, play games, and wrestle
He tells us all the time that Jesus is alive, which is especially great in his sweet voice

Cade is a treasure! We are so thankful that God blessed us with him 4 years and 5 hours ago!