CURTIS JASON - 4 YEARS OLD

July 23, 2011

On Tuesday July 26th, CJ turned 4 years old! Can you believe it?! Here's some special things about our 4 year old CJ:

Height: 39 7/8" (50th percentile)
Weight: 37 lbs 8 oz (50th percentile)

- remarkable tolerance for physical pain
- some favorite foods: chocolate milk, watermelon, taquitos/tacos/Mexican food, gum, mints, popsicles, cheese, carrots, bacon, oranges
- loves to sing and dance (especially loves to sing in the car)
- favorite game: Zingo
- loves to play soccer, ride his bike, play with his marbles/marble works and his car race track, play tag, play in the water (sprinklers, pool, tub, sink), and take pictures
- can count to 30, then by tens to 100 (30, 40, 50, etc)
- can recognize all the letters in the alphabet
- can read and almost write his own name
- loves to draw people
- loves to paint
- common phrases: "oh mans!" "darn it!" "what the heck?!" "sorry, sorry, sorry"
- when he's referring to something in the past, he'll often say "yesterday" or "last year" even though it may have been a few minutes or a few days ago
- still enjoys an afternoon nap (of his own free will)
- has many nursery rhymes, books, and songs memorized - has a fantastic memory!
- is very excited about his baby brother coming next month
- wants to be a missionary when he grows up
- favorite tv shows: Spongebob Squarepants, Team Umi Zoomi, America's Funniest Home Videos, So You Think You Can Dance
- mentions how he's thankful for Papa and Gramma in every prayer, as well as asks Heavenly Father to bless "Jesus and Heavenly Father"
- when "A Whole New World" from Aladdin comes on, he will only let boys sing Aladdin's part, and girls sing Jasmine's part
- loves clothes - buying them, wearing them, changing them - but hates it when they get wet; would change his clothes 5 times a day if we let him
- has no appetite in the morning
- knows what red, yellow, and green lights mean and has become a backseat driver :)
- knows right and left
- enjoys reading the scriptures
- every morning is the exact same: he comes into Mommy and Daddy's room when he wakes up, goes to Daddy and asks, "Daddy? Can I have some chocolate milk and cereal and watch Spongebob?" Every morning. And then usually he'll ask, "Mommy, where are we going today?" :)
- has become extra helpful
- Mattie is his best friend

CJ is such a mild-mannered boy who melts our hearts with his sweetness and his passion for things. We're so grateful to have him in our family and love him more than we can express!!