Graham at 3.5 years

The epitome of Graham-- riding a lawn mower at the tool shop, clutching Teddy. 

I stinkin LOVE this kid.

These days, he and Owen are frenemies-
they love playing together but they hate sharing toys.

Grahammers, you are cherished and adored. You made me a Mommy, and you made me fall in love with being a Mommy. So incredibly thankful God has given me 3.5 years with you. 

Age: 3.5 years

Stats: No idea how much he weights/ how tall he is.

Clothes: 3T. 

Mother's Day pic with my three littles. Typical.
#wetried

Favorite Foods: Cupcakes still take first place in his heart. Followed closely by cheese crackers, and anything off Daddy's plate- especially sandwiches. ;) He's a good eater overall-- loves any and all fruits, meats, and has made major progress on vegetables. My favorite read ever on helping kids who are picky eaters is French Kids Eat Everything. We follow most of their suggestions, and it works!!

Words: He is a talking machine. I love how I constantly know what he's thinking, because he cannot hold it in. His favorite things to talk about are cars and trucks, windshield wipers, neighbors, etc. He cracks me up every day about something random. Lately he wants to know certain things about people when we hang out with them-- mainly what vehicle they drive, if they have toys and tools at their house, things like that. Haha.

Activities:

- MOPS (He seems like such a big boy, walking in bravely carrying his backpack, to play with his friends.)
- Music class (At our neighborhood library. He really really really loves it. He runs and sings and has learned to follow instructions from a teacher.)
- Grocery shopping (He's like a celebrity at Kroger and Trader Joe's. This kid is charming.)
- Church (We've started keeping him with us during worship, and then he goes to his class.)
- Mowing with Daddy (His favorite of all time- he takes his little toy mower outside and walks around, pushing it while Daddy mows the grass.)
- Tool shop with Daddy (Their special "boy time"--with Owen too.)
- Children's Museum
- Splash pad (FAVORITE!)
- Parks
- Porch/ backyard play (especially sidewalk chalk and digging in the dirt with his shovel)

The car hauler at the library. The librarians literally go to get it for him  the minute we walk in.
No need to ask; we're regulars and kid knows what he likes. ;)

His favorite toy at the community gardens. He'll ride it for an hour straight.

Learning to ride his first bike!!!

Favorite friends: He definitely has friends now. Haha. Mostly same as last time... He loves to play with Elodie and Lewis, Chet, Chapman, Liam, Cori, Charlotte and Jonathan. And of course, we always remind him that Owen is his best friend. ;)

Favorite Things: His DADDY!!!! And doing anything with him-- mowing the grass, going to the tool shop, doing house remodels, building things. He has definitely crossed over from being a Mama's boy to Daddy's little shadow these days. And we both love it. So, so sweet. Also, still being center of attention. He loves having any adult's ear to talk off. He thinks every adult, without a child attached to them, is there to listen to his every thought. He loves playing on the front porch and talking to all of our neighbors as they come and go. He's still obsessed with Teddy; he literally goes EVERYWHERE with him. We've recently started taking him with us to the worship part of our church service, and he LOVES it. One of my favorite memories is him singing along to "Great is Thy Faithfulness" on Mother's Day. He loves watching the guys up front play their guitars, and now reeancts "worshipping Jesus" at home, with his toy guitar and "singing loudly" and praying for our hearts. It's adorable. He also loves antyhing to do with cars and trucks, and has declared that when he turns 16, he will drive a fire truck and help peple in trouble. He loves anything outside, especially splash pads. Still a big fan of reading books-- lately Curious George, Clifford, Corduroy, Little Critter, and anything new from the library are his faves. He's really into coloring and sidewalk chalk lately too.

I LOVE how excited he gets about the splash pad.

He's really thorough in everything he does.

Always "drives the minivan" while I buckle the other two in their carseats. 

Taking out cabinets to install a dishwasher (!!!!!) with Daddy.
Note all the tools shoved in his pockets. ;)

Mom's Proudest Moment: Absolutely the moment he met Audrey. I melted. This is one of those memories that I wish I could've bottled up and kept forever, but it will definitely always be tattooed in my brain. He was in such awe and excitement and wonder, he facial expressions were the BEST! Watching him oooh and ahhhh over her, touching her face and fingers and toes was incredibly precious. Oh, and also how much he loves worship at church. Seeing him sing along to hymns, and then re-enact it at home. My heart was bursting. We pray every night he will love Jesus from an early age. AND learning to pee-pee in the potty!!!!! Haha. But so true.

Dad's Proudest Moment: Singing hymns at church, and home. And memorizing so many books that we read all the time.