Thursday, September 08, 2011

Vance Turns 4!

You know it's been a long time since you've blogged when you have to go back and read what you last posted so you don't double post. But I'm finally getting around to blogging about our August- which was quite eventful. Starting with Vance's birthday!

This year Vance turned 4! How is possible that my baby is four?! Tj's mom flew in for several days to help celebrate. Vance really wanted to go camping for his birthday like we did for Joel's birthday. I told him we would do that for his 5th birthday. So his next request was Chuck-E-Cheese. I am not a huge fan of C-E-C! But, what are you suppose to do?! So we invited a few friends to meet us for lunch at Chuck-E-Cheese.


Vance enjoying the rides at Chuck-E-Cheese

Vance tuning into his roots.
This boy is our cowboy!

Chuck-E-Cheese helping Vance open his gifts.

Vance enjoyed his cupcake!

Vance and friends at Chuck-E-Cheese

At four Vance continues to keep us rolling with laughter. We took him to the doctor for his yearly visit. He's now 29 pounds and 38 inches tall. He handled the eye chart and hearing tests like a champ. He didn't LOVE shots but he muscled through them, bless his heart. The doctor wasn't thrilled with his growth the last year but since he's always been petite and he eats such a well balanced diet and isn't nutrient deficient we're going to wait it out and see if his growth goes the next six months or so. I'm not worried- that kid can put away almost as much food as Joel some days. He's such a busy kid.
Vance loves to dress himself and while his outfits are often inventive and his pants (and underwear as well) are often on backwards. He LOVES his overalls and wears them whenever they're not covered in grass stains or food. It's not for nothing that his nickname is Pantsless. He loves swimming and while he can do it without his life jacket he needs encouragement to do it. However he still insists on wearing it when Tj flings him into the deep end. I'll have to get video of it- great entertainment at the community pool. :) He's started preschool and enjoys going to school twice a week. He loves reading books, coloring, writing (mostly scribbling), playing with Joel and helping me around the house. He's a great helper!

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