John is Four!!!

We have been so blessed to have John in our lives these last four years. While we definitely have our difficult days, he really is a joy to be around. He can and will talk the ears off anyone who will listen. He is really enjoying his preschool and talks about his friends and teachers. His speech is definitely improving as time goes on. I know we made the right decision to have him attend four days a week starting in the fall. Not only will being around kids help his speech and conversation skills, it will also help him transition to full time kindergarten the following year. John still really enjoys the Disney Princesses but has recently gotten into Handy Manny and the tools. He also really enjoys the Tag reader he got over Christmas and will read his books for long periods of time. John is also becoming more responsible for himself. While I still pick out his clothes in the morning, he gets dressed all by himself and puts his dirty clothes away. He also cleans off his plate and puts it in the dishwasher when he's finished eating. He's able to get his own snacks out of the pantry as well. John had a great birthday this year. We went to Steak and Shake to get his favorite meal - macaroni and cheese. The cake he picked was Tinkerbell (a new favorite) and it was super cute. John enjoyed everyone singing Happy Birthday to him. He got a remote controlled CAT truck, a tool box and tool set, two new movies, a new book and a big boy bike and helmet.