Proud Artwork

We went to the basement this afternoon to look for a toy he was wanting and after our search (and coming out empty handed) he decided he wanted to draw on the chalkboard.


I drew a 2-headed dragon (from the movie How to Train Your Dragon" and it seemed to spark some inspiration for him.


He had me erase everything else on the board so he could draw something else. He was in to every detail.


Meet "The smallest Toothless ever and the biggest Toothless ever." (And the 2-headed dragon.)


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A trip to Toys R Us

Toys R Us sent Serif a birthday card with a $3 gift card. It also had a message in there that said to stop by the service desk for a special surprise.




So that's what we did. They gave him a balloon and a crown and them made an announcement to the store that it's Serifs birthday today and for everyone to wish him a happy birthday. Several stopped through the store to wish him happy birthday. It was so sweet and they really made him feel special.




While we were there he pointed out all things he'd like to have for his next birthday. (We actually made this visit on Halloween so a day after his birthday. He had already received gifts from us and knew not to ask for anything else.).
He has totally gotten in to monkeys lately. We just checked out a documentary from the library about chimpanzees. He loved it! He played this chimp in the store forever and I finally told him he could play with it as we walked on through the store. He kept reminding me to out it on his list. Hehe.




He already has a "tickle me Elmo" but has fallen in love with the new "hugging Elmo." He asks for it every time he sees it. Jeff told him his hugs if he would hug it first. :)




We were finalizing his purchase when we found this costume at 75% off. We couldn't resist.








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Dinner conversation - Oct 29

Me: Serif, today is your last day of being 4. Tomorrow when you wake up you'll be 5 years old.

Serif: But I like being 4. I want to keep being 4.


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A sweet prayer

Thank you for all the things we got to do today. Thank you for all my favorite stuffed animals. Help me to make good decisions. Amen. ~Serif

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A Funny

We were at pottery barn kids today and serif found a desk with a toy phone on it. He immediately went over and said, "Hey! This is like daddy's work!" He sat down and proceeded to make a call. He dialed a number then sat and waited. I asked him if anyone was picking up and he responded, "It's loading." It obviously cracked me up that he was getting a computer and a phone mixed up but as I thought about it, they are sort of the same thing these days. Shortly after that he handed me the phone and said. "Here mommy, It's your Grandma!" :)


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Serif Gorilla

Gorilla food for "Serif Gorilla!" It makes him big and strong.


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Proud Moments

Serif was so proud of himself today. I was laundering his bed linens when he came to get me to show me something "so exciting!" "I made my bed all by myself! I 'm so proud of myself!" he said.


I hated to inform him later that he would have to take it all down and start over so I could put the linens back on. He was leery at first because he didn't think he could remember where everything went. So, I took a picture to remind him.


He helped make the bed then sent me in the other room while he fixed the rest. Somehow when he pulled me back in there, the animals had multiplied! But look at how neat and clean everything is! Proud moments.


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