3.5 years old!!

Today my crazy, wild, stubborn, funny, silly, LOUD, happy, witty, and sometimes even sweet first born is 3.5 years old. I feel like it was just yesterday he was born or just last week that he was 18 months old and walking down the isle at Ashley's wedding. I really don't remember him as a little baby that well but I do remember his early toddler days. He was so so cute and chubby with his little blond hair. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that we are 6 months away from his 4th birthday.

Today as a three and a half year old he is busy all the time. He is so smart its scary. He is either loud or extra loud. He still looks just like his daddy. He can be the happiest child ever laughing so hard and literally 33 seconds later he crying and acting like the devil has invaded his body (kidding obviously!!) You get the point. Happy one minute and mean as a snake the next. He loves his sister and just yesterday he told me "You have to leave her door open when she is napping" I asked him why and he said "so I can hear her if she cries and go and check on her." He sometimes will be so mean to Charlie but two days ago he cried so hard when I spanked Charlie for running off!!! He has this sweet and tender side that I just love. Here is what he is up to: These pictures explain him to a "T."

• weighs 37 pounds
• around 38-39 inches tall
• wears mostly 3-4T clothes and size 11 wide shoes
• sleeps without "night night" underwear now but still has accidents at times during the night
• sleeps from 830p-7/730am every night
• takes one nap-usually around 2-2.5 hours long (sometimes he still naps on his floor!)
• loves to play in his playroom
• loves to play games/watch tv on the Ipad
• loves being outside and playing sports
• is really into anything super hero these days
• likes to pick out his own clothes and would pick pj's over anything
• loves school so much and has at least 9 girlfriends!!
• loves for anyone to tell him a story
• loves to draw or color
• would eat ice cream for every meal if he could
• pretty much a daddy's boy still (unless he gets in trouble by daddy...then he only wants mommy!!)
• is so cute and picks a couple of "favorite" things and always "needs" a bag to put them in and will carry his bag everywhere!
• loves his "pappy" bear best and still sleeps with all his animals

Wade,
We love you so much. You will always be our "baby" even though you are getting so big these days. Most days you look like such a big boy and it makes us sad. You are loud and crazy but oh so funny and so fun to be around. We even have a hard time disciplining you because we are trying not to laugh at you. You are smart as a whip. Your sister thinks you are the best thing in the whole world and you always make her laugh. We are so proud of you and can't believe you are 3.5 today. Thanks for being such a great "little" boy. We love you!!!!