not always perfect...but almost

Thatcher is a pretty perfect little boy and he always has been. He is sweet, nice, happy, funny, and even tempered. Last night we had some people over for dinner and he played so well with the other kids. He brought toys to the baby, gave Skyler hugs, and was very sweet about sharing all his toys. He is always so good and fun with James and he is just the best.

However, we have had a little rough streak and I am at a loss as to how to handle it. Thatcher likes to get out of his bed...a lot. He gets out numerous times at nap time and bed time. He always wants more stories told to him or books read to him. And he gets quite emotional and defiant when things don't go the way he wants and we are having problems with whining and not using big boy words. I am interested to see what the next few weeks bring, but I just wanted to remember that there are rough times every now and then even when you have an almost perfect child.

Thatcher's current obsession is with 'big buzz' and the stories his dad tells him about 'big buzz' and I am hoping we can hold out till Christmas for that special gift. He is learning his letters so fast right now. He can identify at least five of them and today Ty was singing the alphabet song and Thatcher was filling in the blanks when Ty left out a letter. He is getting so smart and so big and I think he and I both need to adjust to his growing independence.

We took Thatcher to a car show a few weeks ago and it was so fun to see old cars that looked like they came from the movie. Thatcher was able to identify cars that looked like Sherriff, Doc, Ramone, Flo, Fillmore, Luigi, Sally, Red, and I am sure others. It was pretty impressive to see him look at a car and figure out which one it most resembled. This picture is of a car that looks like Doc Hudson...pretty cool!

Other things we have been up to include lots of story and singing times and feeding the ducks. Thatcher is so good at paying attention and participating in big kid things. I am excited for preschool because I think we will thrive on learning new things in an environment like that. He has had some fun play dates with his friends and we have been working on going on the potty (with not a lot of success). Overall, life is good with the Thatch-man!