Thursday, September 24, 2015

Life as 4 year old Aria

A little update on Aria


I started the birthday interview questions this year that you see going around.  It was fun to ask them and I was surprised how fast they answered each question.  Some are so true, some are just what they saw or did that day, and some are just plain funny.

What is your favorite food - apples (not true...it's pizza but they talked about apples in pre-school that day.)
What is your favorite TV show – Paw Patrol
What is your favorite movie - Cinderella
Who is your best friend – Marin (a girl that just moved into our neighborhood)
What do you want to be when you grow up – a mom
What is your favorite place to go with your family – to the merry go round
What is your favorite holiday – trash day (haha, they love when the trash truck comes each week...just didn't know it was a holiday.)
What is your moms job – to make dinner
What is your favorite book – Paw Patrol
What is your favorite color - red
What makes you laugh – when Siena laughs
What is your favorite thing to play with – a piggy
What makes you happy – cheese, rain, flowers and sunset (she seriously rattled those 4 things off like she answers this question every day.)
What is your dads job – to make dinner
What is your favorite song – bippity boppity boo
What makes you sad – when someone hits me
If you had a wish what would it be – a horse
What is the meaning of life – I don’t know
Why do you love mom – because I really do, because you’re my mom
Why do you love dad – because he’s my dad

Aria -  You have changed a lot this year.  From being a true toddler to growing out of your nervous and a little shy self to someone who is generally happy, usually agreeable and more willing to venture out then you ever have been before.  You went to pre-school without a second thought or look back.  You love pre-school and dance.  You still have a little bit of your whininess in you which is getting better but your first instinct when things don't go your way is to whine about it.  I try and try to teach you otherwise and I hope you don't whine to your teachers.  Once you get into a mood whether good or bad, you usually stay that way for quite a while and little we do changes that.  Your biggest fear in life right now are flies.  Yes, flies.  It's quite the traumatic experience when a fly finds his way inside our house.  It's consumes your whole mind until the things is caught or trapped somewhere. The good news is it keeps you very conscious of keeping doors shut when coming inside and outside.

Your all time favorite animal or anything for that matter is a horse.  You love horses.  Anytime you see one from the car you scream.  You love to ride them and almost everyday you ask me when you go ride a horse again.  You love to play with all your horses and often line them all up.  You also always want to find books at the library about horses.  Anytime we play ABC Mouse on the computer you want to go to the farm and learn about the horses.  You probably have that part memorized by now. 

My favorite word you are saying it 'ridiceelous' and also 'go dude' (repeated from me while driving in the car.)  You love to sing and I love to hear you shout out the songs from the back of the van.  Both you and Siena are playing and including Jaron more and more in your activities and he loves it.  You also play the best with Jaron just by yourself when Siena is off doing other things.  You love to play with him and call him your 'hancy brother' (handsome brother) and the best brother ever. 

Your transition to wearing glasses this last month has gone so smooth.  You wear them, like them and never complain.  Your favorite thing to do though is to touch them and get them all dirty so I will let you spray and clean them.  You love Paw Patrol and more then anyone, you stick to your assigned Paw Patrol name.  Many days you don't answer me if I haven't addressed you as Ryder.  You call me Zuma more then anyone else. 

We love our sweet Aria and all the smiles, laughter and love you bring to our family.

PS We just went to the doctor today and for the first time in your life you have surpassed Siena in weight and height.  I can't believe my little 4 pounder is now taller then your sister.  You've always been a touch behind in height and weight and now you're 1/2 pound bigger and 1/4 inch taller.  One day you might not like that but I love that you have officially caught up.  (For the record you're 34.5 lbs and 40.5 inches 75% height, 50% weight.)

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