happy birthday, boo

i cannot believe it's been four years already. i tried to convince ian to just skip his birthday this year, and to stay three for longer. but he wouldn't agree. and i guess i can't stop him from growing up. he is truly now passed the baby and toddler stage and is a little boy. sob.

he is my love. and he totally has me wrapped around his finger, even when he's being ornery. and goodness knows he can be ornery. :) but he's such a sweet love, that it's hard to get upset with him, even when he is not behaving. i really am a softie. but it's true what they say about how boys love their mommies. and mommies love their boys.

what can i tell you about him? well, he loves cars, especially pixar Cars. it's a love that he hasn't grown out of for years. he is fantastic at playing the cars game on our playstation. he can beat me! he loves dinosaurs, of any variety. he loves pirates, especially the veggie tales pirates who don't do anything. he loves balls and sports. he loves to talk. and talk. and talk (almost as much as his sister). he loves mcdonalds, and would eat there for every meal if we'd let him.

he is exuberant. he loves to have fun and laugh and wrestle with daddy. he loves to go to school twice a week. he loves to sing the "goodbye, cuddly cubs" song (from school). he loves when it's time to pick up addie from school, even if they fight about half of the time. his favorite song to sing is "the pirates who don't do anything." and we sing it every night before he goes to bed. he loves the song "jingle bells." and he loves to play. and he hates, absolutely HATES to have his picture taken.