Dear John Brady,
You are the big 4.
Height: 43 inches
Weight: 43 lbs
Hair: blonde
Eyes: blueish/green
Favorite foods: chicken nuggets, cheese dip, guacamole, drumsticks, sausage, all fruit,
muffins, bacon & donuts.
Favorite movie(s): Toy Story, Frozen, Tangled, Air Bud, Beethoven, Little Mermaid, 101 Dalmations, Mulan to name a few
Favorite TV: Wild Kratts, The Hulk, Spiderman, Oscar the Lizard
Favorite restaurant: anything mexican
Favorite activities: riding your razor, splashing in puddles, going to your "hideout" with friends, playing with your super heroes, shooting basketball, throwing the ball with anyone, playing outside, and nightly baths and playing "sealions & dolphins" with the wash cloths.
When you grow up: "take care of dogs and throw them balls!"
Your favorite thing about daddy: wrestling and tackling and having him read to you at night
Your favorite thing about mommy: playing with me and throwing the ball and when we sleep together
You are growing up so fast. You love to go to the Zoo and see the sea lions. You enjoy going to the botanical gardens and feeding the fish. You love to get superman ice cream and any time the ice cream truck comes. You still love shoes! You play trucks with your brother and really like to play with your dress up clothes[superhero, workers, football, etc] You enjoy watching Netflix on the iPad for wind down time. Your favorite books are [If you give a Mouse a Cookie, who took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar, Waking Dragons, Superhero comic books, I love you Forever]
You can write your name pretty decent with a little coaching. You like to listen to country music and are very specific about the songs you like. Currently you are liking Luke Bryan's play it again, Sam Hunt's music, Jake Owen's Beachin', to name a few. You recently started sleeping with your light on. You are a wild child sometimes and well most days and by bed time I am worn out!! =) You keep me on my toes and hopping. Some nights I have to remind myself how we started the day to not get frustrated. For example you woke me this morning like this..
"Mama, get up sweet girl. Please get up with me and we can have breakfast together." While you rubbed my arm and head..."Okay mama?" while you are turning on the lights and turning off the fan! =) So sweet you share green tea with me on occasion. I can't believe you like it. You are a really good eater. Yes, all your favorite foods are junk but you actually eat well for the most part.
You are a good helper in the grocery stores and always sound so grown up when trying to help. You hate bed time...i swear you cry every night. You never want the party to stop... =)
4 years have flown by honestly...I can't believe this time next year you will be getting ready to start kindergarten? As I have shared before...mom told me the days are long but the years are short. So on this birthday when you look back and read this know this...she was right! There are some long days...some days I literally am in tears because you won't listen but on the flip side 30 minutes later I catch you helping Beckett with something or using amazing manners. The years have flown by and they will continue to do so. I will never get these days back with you and you will never understand what all this means until you too are a parent. Please know that all day every day I dedicate not to myself but to you, your brother and your dad and I try to do all those things with a gracious heart and putting God first. I fail daily...I make mistakes, I get frustrated, I cry...but that is such a small part in all the awesomeness!! I try my best...I stay up late to make things perfect for your party, or your school costume, etc. I do it because I enjoy it and because again...I only have a few short years to do these things for you boys. One day way too soon...you will both be gone on your own and I will be itching for something to do.
I love you - Happy Birthday
Love mom
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