We celebrated both of the boys' birthdays this past weekend with a pirate themed party at our house (see my last post), and we lucked out today with school being cancelled for a Catholic holiday so we get to have a fun Carter day on his birthday as just our family :) The plan is to start with some birthday pancakes, have a fun morning of opening/playing with presents, lunch and naps, followed by a trip to Carter's favorite place...the mall! haha. It cracks us up how much he likes to go there.
Carter is now in the equivalent of PK-4 (their school year runs January-December though) and is constantly impressing us with his growth in both his schoolwork and Portuguese. He's been a little slow developing linguistically, but is now speaking and understanding so much in both languages - it's truly amazing!
He goes to school five days a week from 7:30-11:30 (school only lasts a half day here), comes home to play a little and eat lunch, takes an afternoon nap (yes, we are very grateful that he still naps most every day) that can range from 1.5-4 hours, plays some more, eats dinner, takes a bath, and goes to bed between 8:30 and 9:00. (This is of course when we are actually at home all day). He has become very 'Brazilian' and flexible as he can't always take a nap (like on the days we go to the village) and sometimes has to go to bed around 10 or 10:30 (for example, on Sundays after church).
He loves going to the village with us and playing with the children there. We are so thankful that the Lord has called not only Nick and I, but our entire family to this ministry, and that Carter enjoys it so much! He's also to the age where he really looks forward to going to school and church so that he can see his friends :)
We are so blessed to have Carter William as our firstborn and truly treasure these years we've had so far with him.
Now for his yearly birthday survey! This year, I asked him the questions, but will also include my responses for him in italics (as a lot of his answers were based on things he's done the last few days instead of on his life overall)
How old are you?
4
What makes you happy?
eat cake, blow out candles
playing with friends, monkeying around with daddy, swimming, playing games with mommy, giving baby brother hugs and kisses
eat cake, blow out candles
playing with friends, monkeying around with daddy, swimming, playing games with mommy, giving baby brother hugs and kisses
When do you laugh?
when daddy tickles you, when mommy makes funny faces, when you hear us or your brother laughing
when daddy tickles you, when mommy makes funny faces, when you hear us or your brother laughing
What is something Mommy always says to you?
"stop crying"
(that's awful! he must have done something bad that afternoon...)
"hey sweet boy!"
"hey sweet boy!"
What is something Daddy always says to you?
"stop crying"
"you're so handsome."
"you're so handsome."
What is your favorite thing to eat?
cake, cheeseburger
you also really like yogurt, watermelon, and cookies
you also really like yogurt, watermelon, and cookies
What is your favorite thing to do?
play with dinosaurs, play in my room, legos, monster trucks, super heroes, trains, pirate games, 'castle game' (aka Candyland), watch DVD (aka TV)
pretty much everything little boys like to do :)
pretty much everything little boys like to do :)
What are you really good at?
seeing me in the mirror
crying (haha, but it's true!)
crying (haha, but it's true!)
counting to 10 in English and Portuguese, recognizing colors, making mommy and daddy laugh, making noise ;)
What is your favorite song?
Parabéns (this is the Happy Birthday song in Portuguese. I guess he had birthdays on his mind this week!)
"This Little Light of Mine," "Dinosaur Train," and "My God is so Big," and lots of songs from Galinha Pintadinha
Parabéns (this is the Happy Birthday song in Portuguese. I guess he had birthdays on his mind this week!)
"This Little Light of Mine," "Dinosaur Train," and "My God is so Big," and lots of songs from Galinha Pintadinha
Who is your best friend?
Davi
Davi
What do you and Mommy do together?
play the 'Castle' game (Candyland)
color, cook, play in your room, take baths
color, cook, play in your room, take baths
What do you and Daddy do together?
play the dinosaur game (a matching game)
wrestle, play monster trucks, take baths, do your homework, go to school
Where is your favorite place to go?
the mall
he also really loves going to the village
he also really loves going to the village
What is your favorite book?
"Oh Say Can You Say?" by Dr. Seuss
he's been really into Dr. Seuss recently!
he's been really into Dr. Seuss recently!
And now for some pictures of our handsome four year old:
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