Birthday Boy

June 6 Porter turned 4.  We took his presents with us to Bullfrog so he could open them while Chant was there and so he could play with them.  (After we left Bullfrog on the 5th the kids and I came back to Ashton with my parents.)  So we didn't have much of a party planned.  Grandma gave us a few dollars to go to the Flea Market and see if we could find a present there.  All 3 kids found a little toy. 

We made a cake after Mom got home from work.  We did a chocolate cake in a bundt pan.  Then I frosted it and put little candies in the shape of butterflies, frogs, and caterpillars on it.  After dinner and after Grandpa got home, we were ready for the cake.  Porter asked Grandma if she had candles, so the two of them searched the cupboards and they were in luck to find 4 pink ones.  Then he said, "Don't forget the fire so I can blow it out!"  So cute!  We all gathered around him at the kitchen counter and I lit the candles and slid the cake toward him.  I had my camera ready to take pictures of him while we sang.  Good thing I was ready because we didn't get the chance to sing.  He blew the candles out the second the cake was in front of him.  We laughed and then sang to him. 

After cake I got out the presents I'd given to him in Bullfrog.  I gave him 3 packages of action heros but we only opened 2 of them.  So I got out the opened ones and then opened the last.  And my sweet little boy was perfectly happy with that.  I was worried he'd ask if there were more presents, but he didn't say a word.  He got all excited as I opened the last package and then he was off to play.  And Brinnley has worked really hard coloring him pictures of a frog and a horse.  She cut them out and put them on "sticks" of paper.  It was so sweet and Porter loved them.  I am glad he had a good day and felt special.  All day long he said, "I'm the birthday boy!"  Happy birthday my sweet little man!

P.S.
A quick Porter update.  He is so expressive with his hands when he speaks.  Chant laughs and says he could be the male Vanna White becuase he uses his hands for everything.  He is also very conversational.  Yesterday Mom had the Boy Scouts on an activity and we went with her to take them home.  Porter was in the middle with a boy on each side of him.  And Porter was just chatty, asking questions and talking.  It was so cute.  He just sounds so big! And he's developed a funny habit when telling stories.  For example, last night they went next door to see the neighbor's new puppies, their goose, and duck.  When Porter got back he said, "The daddy dog was so big and I was like ahhh when I saw it."  He always says that "I was like" or "she was like."  I don't know where he got it but it's kind of funny.  He's also very affectionate, loves hugs and kisses.  And I love him!

Smother's Day

Mother's Day has been pretty fabulous so far.  I got breakfast in bed modified (I was getting ready for Church so they brought it to me in the bathroom).  The kids made me some beautiful cards and I got an I-Tunes gift card.  Yay!  I've been smiling all day long, especially when I hear Porter say, "Happy Smother's Day!"  Is he trying to tell me something?

Levers

Yesterday I was in the bathroom doing my makeup.  Porter came in and went to the bathroom.  When he went to flush the toilet it wouldn't go down (it is a very hard handle to push!).  He got so frustrated and said, "Mom!  This lever won't go down!"  Chant was in the bedroom ironing his clothes.  I looked at Chant and he looked at me and we started laughing.  What three year old says lever?  Porter, that's who.  

Oh, Boy!

My little man is 3 1/2. This little boy is so much fun! He has changed so much these last 6 months. So here's the list of things that describe him.

He plays with his toys so well. He has such an amazing imagination. Since I stopped babysitting the Gorshe boys, and even when I was but on days off, he comes into my bathroom with I do my hair and makeup. He makes up the most inventive stories. And he gets lost in his own little world. I love watching him play.

He likes to be where I am. If I am doing dishes, he's rolling around on the floor in the kitchen with his cars or other toys.

He loves music and can recognize a favorite song in the first bars. He always sings along. I love that!

He loves to do his preschool games on the I-Pad. He figured out how to work the I-Pad faster than I did.

Favorite movies: Tangled, Rio

Favorite stuffed animals: His two Raccoons, his horse pillow pet, Hootie the Owl, Monster, and now Kuonibo (the puppy pillow pet pictured above). Funny story about Kuonibo. I bought him while I was in Vegas. When I brought him back my mom asked him what he was going to name his puppy. He looked at her with a serious face and said "Kuonibo." We looked at each other with confused faces and Mom asked him again. Same thing. I thought he would forget it when he went to bed. The next morning when he woke up, I asked Porter what the puppy's name was. "Kuonibo," he said with an annoyed voice and expression like he was thinking I never listen. So funny. It's stuck and he has become a favorite.

His favorite toys: trains, cars, and action figures more specifically the Tangled characters.

He is tender and gets his feelings hurt easily. He loves to snuggle and give kisses.

He makes me happy!

I love you little man and I am so glad you are in our family!