So I’m right where I’m supposed to be, but there are a couple letters that I still have a bit of trouble pronouncing. Instead of “train” I say “fain”. Instead of “frog” it sounds like “froc”. And sometimes for S’s I get my tongue in the way and it makes a spitty sound. It’s because of all these that we think it will help other people understand me better and get me a head start before it becomes a problem.

And we don’t want to have any problems.

I don’t think it’s the way I talk that has been getting me into trouble lately. I am just pretty stubborn. I want my way, that’s all. It’s not fair that I don’t always get it. And it’s not just at home with things like going to bed or eating dinner, it’s sometimes with playing with toys with my friends outside or at daycare. See, it’s goes like this: I want what I want and you can’t have what I want, even if I don’t have it at the moment.

Whoa. Even I just read that as totally not the way to make friends. Especially when I hit them over the head with a plastic shovel when they touch my car in the sand box. I guess those timeouts better keep coming to make me learn my lesson.

Dress code optional is not my thing lately. I’ve been told that the dress code for 50 degree weather is different than 70 degree weather and that’s different than 80 degree weather. It’s so hard to navigate when all I want to wear are tank tops and leggings or sundresses and no socks. There’s no rule that says I can’t, is there? Mom and Dad say there is. I’d like to see it.

Until that day, I’m going to always push the envelope of what I’m going to wear that day. And if I don’t get my way in the morning, I’ll change the minute we get home.

Today was Mother’s Day and we took Mommy out to breakfast, but we had to wait, so we walked around and went to a bar for a drink first. The bar had a leprechaun in it! Me and Ev got lemonades while Mommy and Daddy got “adult” tomato juice. Ew. After we ate (cookies and cream pancakes – yum!) we did a little shopping and then home to play. Later, Daddy made dinner. It was a great day!

Oh yeah. Yes I do. Just check out my outfit. Check out my hair. You don’t see no Garanimals on me. No mix-and-match outfits that always “go together”. No. I have sweet ensembles that just have “cuteness” written all over them. And my hair… Always a mess, but a beautiful mess, I say.

Speaking of hair, we tried some pincurls last week that turned out really well. So well, that I wanted to try it again over my whole head. Want to hear the outcome?

Well… Do ya?

Here it was: I HATE IT! I NEVER WANT PINCURLS AGAIN!!! I guess it’s true – you don’t know what you got until it’s gone. I did not like my hair super curly and sticking out 2 feet from my head. I like it straight no matter what.

Me and my straight hair took it to the streets this weekend and went to all our friends houses to ask for donations for the March of Dimes. My school is participating in a walk-a-thon we are collecting dimes. I’ve already gone through my piggy bank, my brother’s piggy bank, Mommy’s piggy bank and Daddy’s desk. I took over 100 dimes to school! And everyone we asked today said they’d give me more. I can’t wait to take them all into school and have everyone count how many dimes I bring. I’m trying to be the one with the most.

I am sleepy. And mad. And angry. I don’t know why. If I knew why I’d tell you. But I’m not talking. At least I’m not talking to you about why I’m mad and angry. (Yes, I’ll tell you I’m sleepy the minute I wake up.) Being three is just so hard when it’s so confusing about being a little boy, but I have to be a big boy and grow up and then not being big enough to do anything. So am I big? Or little?

This going potty on the toilet thing is hard. And also scary. I told Mommy today that I didn’t want my eyebrows to fall into the toilet. I have no idea where I got that from. She assured me that only bad stuff goes into the toilet. I don’t have a problem standing on my step stool to pee, it’s the other part that’s hard. <sigh> I will have to give it the ‘ole Carrier try to make it happen. I’m pretty sure that once I get it, I’ll get it – you know?

In the meantime, I’ll just head outside to toss around and hit a few balls. I had everyone running today to chase the baseballs I sent flying off my t-ball stand. And even though I didn’t mean to hit her, and it didn’t hurt, I perfectly landed a ball right on top of my sister’s head. Classic.

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I guess way back in olden times, the only way to get cute curls was the wind pieces of hair up and pin them with bobby pins to your head and then go to sleep. Well… whaddaya know? It really works! Mommy pinned a few pieces up last night after a bath and when I woke up this morning, they were curly! I had to be careful not to brush them out, but my hair stayed looking good all day!

And today I wanted to look my best. We went to church to go to my cousin’s first communion. We went to her church and listened to people talk, had to stand and then sit, and then try to watch the kids get their communion. It was really hard to see over all those people. And it was really boring. Mom and Dad were listening, and my brother got to color, but not me. I had to sit there. I was happy when it was done because I needed to run around.

Mom tells me that pretty soon, we’ll be going to church to learn about God, and one day we’ll be getting our first communion. And then our cousins can come to OUR church and sit still and listen for an hour. And since they’re older, I’m sure they won’t get coloring pages.

After the ceremony, it was time to eat. Again, I was starving when we got to the restaurant. Thank goodness for bread! I sat right down and dug in. Then when the food was served I ate more. You’d think that I was done for the day, but you’d be wrong. When we got home 2 hours later, I was hungry again. But all I needed was a bowl of cereal and I was happy to get some sleep.

We celebrated the 45th wedding anniversary of Nana and Papa on April 22nd. It was a quiet affair with 2 grandparents, 3 children, 2 spouses and a 3, 5, 7, and 9 year old (hey! that’s pretty cool numbering). There was bread and butter – lots of butter. There were kiddie cocktails, but I don’t like the cherries. There was grilled cheese and then ketchup – lots of ketchup – and then I didn’t want to eat that either. And French fries… I barely ate those too.

But afterwards, we went out for ice cream and they let me get whatever flavor I wanted! So I got a huge chocolate and vanilla mixture in a cone and I ate the whole thing. It’s like I had a sixth sense knowing that there’d be dessert or something… I mean, it WAS a big anniversary party.

And all this after a birthday party where we got to paint our own plate! Happy 5th Birthday Sophia! I can’t wait to see my crazy plate. I’m going to eat every dinner off of it.

I’ve just been really sleepy, with moments of craziness. I’ve been so sleepy that I put myself to bed. And even when it’s before lunch and I’ve just been yelling and screaming that I want to play, but Mommy puts me to bed anyways, I stay there and sleep until it’s late and she has to wake me up and then I’m all cranky – again – and I’d rather stay sleeping. Yep, that’s how tired I’ve been.

But I haven’t lost my appetite! At the anniversary dinner, I was pretty hungry, so I went with the biggest food item off the kids menu: deep-fried perch (which is a kind of fish that I want to go fishing for and then eat it myself). No boring hot dog for me! I went with a good ‘ole Milwaukee fish fry… and I pretty much ate it all. Sitting at the head of the table, I had to eat good because every one was looking at me.

The good dinner kicked in while we were eating ice cream and that’s when things turned sour. Throwing sand is a no-no. So is kicking. And so is not listening. We left right after that.

Happy 45th Anniversary Nana and Papa! We wish you many years more!

It has been really weird this season with some days in the 80s and others in the 40s. Then it goes up to 70 and raining, then 50 and sunny. The weather can’t make up it’s mind. But finally this weekend it worked out to be exactly what mid-April should be: mild, wet and windy.

After dance class yesterday and a short visit with my friend at Starbucks (where we chatted over hot chocolate), I headed home to play some video games with my dad. We played some Rock Band, but then I wanted to play with my Flickers (on EyePet). Me and Flickers played for almost four hours! She’s got a bunch of new toys and clothes, and I even made her an airplane.

We also played around with new movie apps. Daddy put together a video and photos to music. Mommy filmed a scary scene outside. I think we should put the two together to make a rock and roll horror film.

I just want to be outside to run and dig. And find pinecones. And rocks. And playing ball isn’t bad either. Today all our neighbors were out and I finally got to play with them! We played Chase! And I had to keep chasing all the 5-year old girls. No one chased me… just me chasing them. It was a lot of fun… or was it?

Then we had a very rambunctious game of Simon Says. And I have to admit I didn’t do half bad since I’ve never played before. But you could tell that all that running and listening had tuckered me out. I napped until almost after dinnertime.

And so did my sister.

And so did my mom.

So as a special treat for basically missing dinner, we went out for hotdogs and lemonade and chocolate cake for dessert! I love chocolate cake.

Eggs! Eggs! And MORE EGGS! And no, I’m not talking about the eggs we eat for breakfast that come from chickens… I’m talking about the colorful plastic kind that get filled with candy and treats and are hidden around your house or in your yard. And this year was filled with lots and lots of eggs.

First there was the neighborhood egg hunt. We helped Mommy and Daddy hide all the eggs – like 200 of them – around our houses in the grass and bushes. 15 of our closest neighbors came over, and in like 5 minutes, the hunt was over! We gathered up our finds and went home to check out our loot.

And then the Easter Bunny came! He hid even MORE eggs all over our house. And he brought us crocs and flip flops and games. Elise also got perfume and I got Hot Wheels. Finding the eggs was fun. They were on the shelves, the TV, the cat bowl, in our shoes, by the toys and down the stairs. We added those to our stash.

Easter dinner was at Nana and Papa’s house. All the IL cousins and kids were there, except for Ella and Grace because they were on vacation. Which meant me and Ev got to find and keep ALL the eggs! And there were a lot! Not only that, but Nana gave us a full Easter basket, we got notepads and pens and Ev got another Hot Wheel from Aunt Marcia and Uncle Danny was there and he gave us even more treats in a basket.

We are all set with plastic eggs for next year’s Easter egg hunt. But I’m thinking that we need to have a Memorial Day or 4th of July egg hunt to get their full use. Chocolates hidden in eggs on an 80 degree in July… Mom and Dad might not think that’s the best idea…

So we’re in a toy store and it’s got a ton – and I mean a TON – of toys there. I get to the wall of boy toys… and there it is. The toy I want: a net racquet set with a ball to play catch. “I want ‘dis!” I say. I’m saying it loud and clear, but no one is listening. I pull it off the wall and hold it up by my head. “Mama! I want ‘dis!” I say louder. I get Mom’s attention, but she says no. But that doesn’t deter me because I am persistent.

“Mama! I want ‘dis, NOW!!”

Now I have her full attention… especially when I just put it in the cart. And guess what? It came home with me. Nevermind that I’m way too little to figure out how to play it. I’m sure carrying the ball around in the net is all I’ll do until I’m 6 or so. But I got my way. And my way is good.

Whew! What a fun weekend! Let me give you the rundown of everything we did:

Friday: After me and Dad made a trip to the store where I got to buy my own book and my own candy with my own tooth fairy money, it was Picnic Movie Night with the latest Muppet Movie!

Saturday: No dance class, so we made a picnic on the floor and ate with the cats (even though they didn’t really eat with us). After brunch, we got ready to go to the theater to see the Lorax! On the Big Screen! It was Evan’s first movie and I showed him the rules of no talking and sitting in your seat. He liked it. Afterwards, we went to Yumz for make-your-own frozen yogurt. Mmmm… I love that place. Then we checked out a new $5 dollar store and spent a small fortune on toys.

And Saturday didn’t end there! It was Mommy Sleepover Night so we did manicures and Mommy slept in my room on the trundle. We stayed up late and listened to music. Sleepovers are the best.

Finally, Sunday: We all slept in kind of late, and then were lazy watching tv and playing. Until we decided to go to the kids’ museum!! I LOVE that place! It was a great day until Daddy said we had to leave. Then it was the worst day ever. But then later in the evening we played and giggled and it was a fun day after all.

OH! And I lost a 2nd tooth! I have a really funny smile now with my two bottom teeth missing. I left the Tooth Fairy a note and she wrote back! She knows my name! And she likes TinkerBell – just like me!

Guup is “good”. Yes, that’s what it means… good. I can say “good”, but I prefer my lingo. And “guup” it is. Life is pretty guup right now. Being three is guup. And how do I like all my new toys? They’re guup. Oh wait… I mean my toys are “g’ate”. As in “great”. I’m really excited to be “fee”.

Did you see all the toys I got? I have been busy playing with everything all week. And then yesterday we went to see my cousins and I got MORE presents from them and Nana and Papa and Uncle Scott – T-ball set and more Hot Wheels! I am very talented on the T-ball. I can hit the ball clear across the yard. And if you were wondering, I can throw and kick pretty good too.

My brother… He’s so funny. But you know who is funnier? Me, that’s who. I love being silly. I dance around and do crazy things. Sometimes I say things that are “flippant” but I’m not sure what that means. I’m not supposed to talk like that, especially to adults and parents because they do NOT like that. I guess being silly is ok.

The weather this week was like 80 every day. I know that it’s March and Spring just started, but it sure feels like summer. We all got out our shorts and flip flops and even started getting baths every day. I know that it’s going to get a little cooler, but I think the snow won’t be back until next winter. And THEN we will finally have a blizzard (because I really wanted one this year).

It has been unseasonably hot here this past week. The sometimes eluding 70 degree day in March has come and gone and it’s been near 80 all week. We are not used to this heat when it should be in the 40s and 50s. But we’ll take it. Even pulled out all the shorts and tank tops!

This is perfect weather for my BIRTHDAY! All I wanted was to spend time outside and at the park, and that’s what we did all weekend long. Today was the best though. We took the real train to a choo choo train diner for lunch! A real train delivered my hot dog and french fries in my own basket! I even got my own birthday song and a cupcake with a candle, but I was too shy to blow it out. I did get to keep my train whistle. But I can only blow it outside.

When we got home all the kids were out! So we played bikes and bubbles and dug in the dirt and played ball. At present time, I was not allowed to play with any of my new toys because I still had presents to open! There were lots of presents! I got Hot Wheels and Dinosaur Trains and lots of Thomas the Train track. I am going to build the biggest train you’ve ever seen!!

It is awesome outside! It’s already summer and spring hasn’t even started yet! I’m already noticing a trend though… baths every night. It’s not that we try to get dirty, it’s just that running in the park and playing with dirt and bubbles have a way of making our skin black (and not the suntan kind of black – dirt black). It’s fun being able to play with all my friends again! Summer is going to be such fun!

Evan’s birthday was a lot of fun too! We rode the train, went to lunch, got fancy caramel corn, and played outside. He got a lot of presents too! One of the toys is a remote control car that can flip over. Me and Daddy liked that one. And his cake was really yummy too! It was a construction cake – chocolate with chocolate frosting. It was really fancy until Ev smooshed the truck decoration (that was also a real truck) into the cake. Now it’s got a big hole in the middle.

And I almost forgot the most important thing! I lost my first tooth! It was my bottom front tooth, and the one next to it is really loose too. I left a note for the Tooth Fairy and I put my tooth in my tooth key chain. In the morning, my tooth and my note were gone and I got a note back and $2!! Mommy says that she and Daddy should start losing their teeth. They were kidding, but I’m already counting how many baby teeth I have left and calculating my earnings. I wonder how much an iPod is…

Not until you learn to go potty all by yourself. And you’re so close! You know how, you just have to do it EVERY TIME! I know. I’ve gone through this before. And it’s ok if you have an accident… That means you have to remember to go before an accident next time. And once you are going on the potty all the time, then you can wear the Thomas the Train underwear we got you. Then you’ll be a big boy for sure!

I’m sad because we didn’t get to go on vacation. Mommy has been really sick – on her birthday even – and was coughing all day and all night. I wanted to go to Grandma’s, but that’s not the real reason I wanted to go… I wanted to go for two reasons: 1) the hotel pool and 2) to get a paper fan at the Meijer that we always stop at on our trip to replace the one that I broke the other day that was from a birthday party. We went shopping yesterday to try to find one, but Target didn’t have any. We were going to try a party store, but my brother fell asleep in the shopping cart and we had to go home. So no fan.

And no pool. I want to go swim. I want to go now. Right now. After dinner tonight, I grabbed my coat and was ready to go. It didn’t register that there were no pools that were even open at that time. I was just not myself though. I mean, I fell asleep in the Target cart yesterday, and I crashed on the couch during my reward movie before dinner tonight. Yep – 60 minutes before dinner I fell asleep – out cold – on the couch. They had to wake me to eat dinner. And I’m glad they did – it was hamburgers! And I love hamburgers.

My reward movie came from all the good deeds me and Elise have been doing for the past couple months. Every time we help out around the house or clean up without being asked, we get a star on the board. When we fill the board with stars we get a reward. We already know what we get, because we picked it out weeks ago. Today we just needed to go and get it. Elise picked the Kidz Bop 21 cd. I wanted a boy movie. I got A Bug’s Life (that I proceeded to sleep through when we got home).

We are looking forward to our next vacation that no one is sick for. We hope Uncle Dave had a happy birthday. And Mommy too! And then MY birthday is next week!!!