I think 4 year old boys are pretty special.  They aren’t toddlers anymore but they aren’t quite big kids.  Theodore is almost 4 and 1/2 now and he changes so much every day.  His behavior has improved drastically.  He’s not having to get as many consequences and he is starting to ask for what he calls “hard school work.” He can identify his numbers and count to ten.  He knows over half the alphabet and is starting to try and trace/draw letters and shapes.  The changes have been pretty dramatic in the past 4 months.

Tonight at dinner we were having taco soup.  The conversation went like this…

Theodore (as he picked up one ingredient on his spoon) “What is this?”

Me  “That’s a bean.”

Theodore  “Oh, I like beans.”

Me  “Good. I’m glad you do.”

Theodore  “What’s this?”

Me  “That’s a tomato.”

Theodore (after a slight pause)  “A tornado? Like the thing that picks up your house and swirls it around?”

Me  “No, a tomato.”

Katie  “Is a tomato a vegetable or a fruit?”

Daddy  “Well that’s up for debate.”

Good grief. You can get really tired around here just from one meal. I actually told my kids that they had to eat breakfast this morning without asking me any questions. It was so peaceful.