Brigham Turns 4

This little man turned 4! He could not decide what he wanted for his cake. So in the end, I did this and I think he was just happy to have cake. We continued our regular birthday tradition and went to Chuck-E-Cheez as a family. We also had some friends, the Barkers, join us for cake that night. Brigham got a new bike for his birthday (that is perhaps a little too big).

I feel like Brigham has grown up A LOT in the last year. And not just the growth spurt that has made all his pants ready for the flood. He is officially potty trained! Woot.  He is even doing well at night. He is getting soooo much better and controlling his anger. He still gets angry but he isn't hurting or destroying anywhere near what it used to be. He has a very tender heart and we are starting to see more and more of that. He loves little Annabelle and is really sweet when he plays with her.

Brigham used to be our talker, the one that would introduce the entire family to complete strangers. He has entered a shy phase and doesn't really like talking to people at all. It was really bad for awhile but he is slowly coming out of it again. I think maybe he had a spurt of insecurity, so I have been trying to be really positive with him and help him know how awesome he is.

Brigham likes playing with Legos, he still loves tools and doing little fine motor activities with his hands. He still loves keys. Although he doesn't take our keys anymore, thank goodness. He still likes to "look" though.

Brigham has gotten really good at riding his little Strider bike. He has had it for about two years and only just took an interest in the last year. When he was ready though, he took off with it and basically gets around everywhere on his little balance bike.

After Gaston was no longer bothering him, Brigham found he actually does enjoy the chickens. He sometimes likes to chase them, but he has fun feeding them as well.

Brigham loves spaghetti, fruit, candy, soda, and more candy. He definitely has a sweet tooth!

Brigham still likes to rub someone's face as he is going to sleep. Although we did kick the binki habit (that's kind of old news-about six months ago, but I think I forgot to mention it). It makes me laugh though because he now tells me that he can't go to sleep unless he can rub my face. At least he knows what he needs.

This kid is just full of personality. He makes us crack up all the time and keeps life interesting. We love this little ball of energy!