The Fisherman

I have been meaning to put all of these pictures up forever which is why some will have snow in them and others will have Fisher in short sleeve and shorts.

I like to keep up on my pictures because I am a picture kind of girl- always have been. My room growing up was always a big collage of pictures. Just ask my family, friends and roommates :) Now I can keep them contained on my blog, but I hate for any of my favorites to be left behind.

I am also a person with a lot of favorites. My Ipod has about a gazillion play lists. I have current favorites, New favorites, Twilight favorites, Soundtrack favorites... Those are just a few of my favorites. But then I have my Ultimate favorites. On that list alone I have about 150 songs which could all fall in my top 5 of all time favorites depending on my mood. That is why this blog of favorite Fisher photos from the last 6 weeks will have more like 30 pictures instead of 3.

It's just the way I roll.

Fisher got really good at rolling big snowballs.

We made a couple of snowmen.

Which Fisher then had a lot of fun "DESTROYING!" I heard a lot of "Die snowman! I am going to destroy you!"

I told Fisher we could make some snow ice cream when we had a big storm one day with lots of fresh white stuff. He grabbed the biggest bowl we had and we ate about two bites each.

Want some snow cream?

His pre-school had a Beach Day. Fisher thought it was so cool to wear his swimsuit when there was snow outside.
We have been so happy with his school. His teacher is so sweet and while I was worried that she was "not feeling" him all that much in the beginning (you know, when he was hitting everyone and telling all the adults he was going to kill them) she stuck with him and seems to genuinely care about him. I was worried they weren't going to take him back next year but he has grown up a lot over the last 9 months, thank goodness. Next year it will be four days a week. I considered taking him to a different one with about 20 kids in the class as a stepping stone for Kindergarten, but he seems to do better in smaller groups so I want to stick with what works for the time. He will start kindergarten wherever it is we next move.

He has become quite the little builder and spends time everyday building all sorts of contraptions with his blocks. He is going through a big "tent" or fort phase.

Maybe one day he will build huge buildings like his Uncle Robbie.

He loves designing cars, boats, space ships and most of all, guns. Lots and lots of guns.

Fisher is a drumming machine. We keep our guitar hero drums in Cooper's room and almost like clockwork I can expect to hear Fisher drumming every morning when Cooper wakes up.

Nothing is better than lunch with friends.

Fisher is such a four year old boy.

He LOVES peanut butter and honey sandwiches. That is on the menu for lunch everyday and has been for at least two months.

Fisher is old enough now that when he has friends over he will play in the backyard/woods and won't run off and I can watch them from inside. This picture was on St. Patrick's Day and the boys spent a lot of time digging for bugs and playing with sticks.

We did green pancakes for dinner.

Fisher gave me his typical Fisher pose.

We were planning on putting him into soccer, but were going to miss the last month and so we are holding off until Fall. We might put him in T-ball before that. For now we spend our days at the park and zoo and playing at friends' houses.

He was telling everyone he is the best soccer player ever as he struck this pose.

Everyone needs a fireman hat when gardening.

There is a relatively new park near our house that has this cool pedaling thing. It tires Fisher out. I root him on "Keep going!" when in my head I am thinking "You might actually fall asleep at a decent hour tonight!"

Fisher never sleeps. Bedtime is a hassle every night. He wakes up before Todd most mornings (and Todd gets up at 6:30) he doesn't nap, doesn't have quiet time (because he and I always wind up fighting which completely negates the concept of quiet time...)

He yawns all the day long, is grumpy a lot of the time and I think it would all go away if he would just sleep every now and then.

I will have these really good days with Fisher when he is my happy, sweet little boy and I will realize that he either napped the day before or he slept a decent period of time. The difference is night and day.

I have had a lot of dandelion bouquets this spring.

I love it.

Despite my grumblings about this guy I DO love him.

Our good days are sooo good!

He is really funny, as most four year olds are. His observations on life crack me up. He loves his little brother, friends, and playing outside.

Oh...and sugar. The kid loves sugar.

One of his favorite outside things to do is pump up his bike tires. He actually likes to pump up anything that moves...or not. In this picture he is pumping up his belly button so that he can have some energy.

He loves riding his bike.

But he forgets to pay attention sometimes. He often will start looking at something and you will see him riding while looking off to the side or even behind him.

Many curbs, cars and mail boxes have fallen victim to Fisher's lack of attention.

What's really scary is that now he likes to ride without hands and legs.

Yes. It is as scary as it sounds.

Needless to say, we won't be removing the training wheels for a while to keep the neighborhood safe.

Some boys put cards in their tires.

Fisher is a sensitive guy and opts for flowers.

I have nothing to say on this one.

This is from over a month ago but now he likes to write words out. I was telling him how to spell Mama & Daddy. Somehow he got Daddy right but who knows what happened to Mom :)
He loves when I read to him. I have been meaning to start on the "How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" since he has shown interest but I haven't gotten around to it.

I love those shoes, too, Fisher.

Wanting to know if he has the same bump on his throat that Daddy does.

He has become very observant in regards to our bodies. He is going through a streaking phase and if you happened to be driving by at the right time you might get lucky enough to see a naked four year old running circles around our house...The outside of our house.

I keep trying to explain about our bodies and blah blah blah but in some ways I hate bringing it to his attention because that almost seems to make it worse.

He loves having the missionaries over for dinner and thinks they are really cool.

I can't think of anything else to say about Fisher.

Except that he is one cool dude.

I will get around to posting abour Easter one of these days. And Cooper's 9 month post which will probably be joined with his 10 month since he will be 10 months old in a couple of days!

I can't believe it.

Exploring Grass

Now that the weather is beautiful outside, Cooper has been introduced to the world of grass.

Got a piece!

Tried it.

Thinking about it.

Not so much.

Fisher has monkey man hair and Cooper has monkey toes.

Bath Photo

I had good intentions to catch up on blogging (such as doing a 9 mo. post for Cooper who is going to be 10 months old in a week) but decided to just put up this one little gem.

If I ever get around to putting up a video (don't hold your breath) we have some cute ones of Cooper doing his latest new thing: using Fisher's little wooden chairs as walkers. He walks around and around all day long pushing along his little chair.

Spring Blossoms

Bathroom Privileges

Fisher is very adamant that the door needs to be completely shut when he does his "business," so you can imagine my surprise when this past weekend I noticed Fisher had a front row audience to the grand event. When I asked him how Cooper arrived to that spot Fisher replied that he moved him there.

Hopefully this means potty training will go a lot smoother with Cooper than it did with his older brother since we learn by example, right?

I can only hope...

Happy Easter!

This is the most cooperation I was able to get out of these little monsters. But they are my little monsters.

Happy Easter to everyone! I love this time of year when we really focus on our Savior and his love for us. I know He loves me despite my shortcomings that have been exposed and brought to my attention with flashing neon lights as of late.

Thankfully I have my whole life to work on them. :)

Enjoy the weekend.

We will be.

Not much going on

Today was one of those days where I feel like I won't be receiving Mother-of-the-Year award. Thankfully there is always tomorrow.

Fisher hates when I put sunscreen on him. We had gone to the park today and I happened to miss a spot while struggling to get it on his face. This is a good remider for me on why I carry sunscreen in my purse.

And this little guy is getting so big. I have yet to do my Fisher post and also my Cooper 9 mo. post but he is starting to eat some of our foods. He had a few bites of the noodles from lasagna, Mac & Cheese (just a few from Fisher's lunch one day), chicken, cheese...he loves it all and begs when we bust out the food. He also tried taking his first step a few weeks ago and I never blogged about it. He stands for long periods of time on a regular basis and can walk from one side of the pack & play to the other when he feels like it. He's still wobbly but he's trying.