Lukas Turns 4

Our first born is 4 years old today.  It is unbelievable to me.  Four just sounds so much older than three.  I feel like this is a real turning point from toddler to little boy.  He is getting too big to carry and does so much on his own now.  Where has the time gone?

• Lukas is still blonde as can be, but I do think his eyes have changed from blue.  Not sure what color exactly they are though.
• He has such a gentle heart.  He is always very concerned for others and gives the best hugs when your sad.  He has a very caring personality.  He is very aware of his feelings and how different things affect him.  My favorite line is when he tells you, "Your breaking my heart" usually because you aren't doing something he wants but still so cute.
• Not sure where he got it from, but he loves to bring me flowers.  He tells me that girls like flowers and loves to pick them for me.  He has Lawson started on it now too.  Trying to keep them out of people's flower beds is the only challenge, but they mean well.
• Lukas has become quite the singer.  He does all sorts of songs but sings with such emotion in each of them.  He especially likes to sing in the bathroom.  It must help pass the time :)
• Big Brother duties are very important to him.  He has started to have his own little conferences with Lawson to try and calm him down or help him out.  They have started playing together a lot more.
• Lukas has a memory that is unreal to me.  He remembers things and talks about them as if everything happened yesterday (which in his mind it is always yesterday).  I usually have to think pretty hard and ask him questions to figure out what he is talking about.  It makes tricking him about things very difficult.
• His memory always impresses me with shows and movies.  When he plays he likes to act out scenes with his toys and is very adamant that he has all of the people and says their lines.  I have never been very good with movie lines so I know he gets that from Daddy.
• He does make it kind of hard to play with him sometimes though.  He has everything planned out in his head, he will ask you to play with him, but usually we do it wrong.  He gets worked up and it is usually best just to sit down with him and let him do the playing while you watch.
• Lukas has many interests right now: DINOSAURS (the kid can name more kinds of dinosaurs than I even knew about), planes, trains, Ninja Turtles
• He is still very into puzzles, I spy games, and reading.  He has very little interest in coloring or writing of any kind (hoping pre-school will help with that)
• Outside brings out the wild boy in him.  He loves to get dirty looking for bugs and worms and chasing animals.  He could play with bubbles for hours. 
• My favorite thing that Lukas does right now though is out of no where he will stop and say, "Mom, I like you!" or "Dad, I like you!"  I don't know how that coming from his little smiling face doesn't just make your day.

Lukas you bring so much joy and love to this family.  You make us laugh with your silly stories and smile with your sweetness.  We love you so much and are so proud of the little boy you are.