Alex has had a fun 2014 so far. His precious Georgia Emo was with us until mid-February, and he got to go see his Grandma Penny and Grandpa Walter who live "soooo far away." If anyone reading is familiar with the book Guess How Much I love You, it's all about Little Nutbrown Hare trying to outdo Big Nutbrown Hare's love. Now Alex says, "Daddy, I love you all the way to the North Pole!" Or "Mommy, I love you all the way to Grandma Penny's house!" It is just adorable.
Alex has been having a bit of trouble in school playing the class clown. As a result, he is going to bed earlier and only 30 minutes of video games per week. The child is his father's son. He LOVEs video games. It is a huge bargaining chip for us.
We've also changed supper time. For months it has been a struggle to get Alex to eat. He eats breakfast and lunch with no trouble, but come supper time, it is a fight! We read an article that explained the mentality of a 4 year old... budding independence and strong wills. We started serving meals family style and letting him takes what he wants. If he doesn't want what we are eating he has to sit at the table until everyone else is done. If he is hungry later, he gets offered his cold supper. Believe it or not, he is ready to eat it an hour later. Something just clicks. (Unless his little sister climbs up and starts stealing his food). Now that we've adopted this, Alex generally eats what he takes while everyone else is eating. It has worked so well.
Enjoy the video from Valentine's day. Not sure where Alex got those moves but they sure are awesome!
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I apologize for no pictures, the blog is not loading them. I will try again some other day.
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