BeYoYo is Four

Poor second kid, his birthday blog post comes a month after his birthday. In my defense, there haven't been many posts at all lately because time for writing has been a luxury we haven't had.

BeYoYo turned four on August 3rd. It was a much anticipated day, and he came downstairs when he woke up like a princess descending a staircase knowing her royal subjects are awaiting. The Husband had gotten him doughnuts for breakfast, and he was delighted with his gifts. He loves all animals, but especially horses. He asks for horses for any and every occasion, and he names them and loves them all. He has also branched out into horse accessories and horse riders to go with his horses. His favorite rider he named Pinocchio. Another is named Tyler. They have barns and horses and stalls and feed and saddles and pitch forks.

He is my sensitive and emotive child. His heart breaks for others who are hurting or even cartoons who have not resolved their cartoon dilemmas. He is generally pleasant and grateful for everything. If he asks for a drink of water and you say yes, he responds with "hooray!" When he thinks something is funny, he laughs in a deep, guttural laugh that is contagious.

He is proud of anything he does that he thinks is big and grown. He thinks everything his brother does is cool. He has just started soccer for the first time, and he ran his very first 1 mile fun run two weeks ago. He finished, and said he only had to walk a few times to catch his breath. When we are leaving church, a row of ducklings headed to the car, sometimes he circles back to me and says "I didn't want you to be alone, mama." 

He loves adventures, but he is more cautious than his brother. Anything that spins too fast or goes to high will absolutely make him sick.  We went to Six Flags for the boys' birthday, and he loved doing the small kiddie rides with his cousin. There was no line, so they would ride the boats, get off, go through the line and get immediately back on for another turn.  

He loves school, and was exasperated that his preschool didn't start for two weeks after his brother started elementary school. He absolutely does not want his hair fixed so that he looks handsome, he wants to just look "yegular". Also, don't let his tenderness fool you. If he is the slightest bit annoyed with something you're saying, he's the eye-roll champion. Here are his answers to the annual birthday questions.

How old are you? 

Four

What’s your favorite thing to do? 

play Pinocchio 

What do you want to be when you grow up? 

everything

What’s your favorite food? 

pizza

What’s something you’re good at? 

teaching

What makes you laugh? 

when you tickle me

What’s something scary?

outside darkness

Who’s your best friend? 

Rhys

What do you like to do with your family? 

go on night rides

Where do you like to go? 

Great Gran's

What do you like to learn about? 

you can be everything. And I like to watch PonySitter's. And somepin I love is mom, write that.