Reflections: A Special 4 Year Old!

Nov. 14, 2005...God certianly knew what He was doing when He sent Brittan Riley our way. He came in smiling and has pretty much remained the same throughout his 4 years, while causing us to do the same. I could name several wonderful things about him that I just adore, but I think that one that sticks out most in my mind is the fact that many, many times each and every day, at very random times, Brittan will come up, give me a big hug & a kiss and say, "Mom, I just love you. You are my best gill." Talk about melt my heart, it does!

Here are some of his favorites at the present time...he is very into playing anything policeman, "building things with nails and a real hammer", helping mommy cook anything & everything, playing with Brooklyn, cars, and watching Dinosauer Train. He still loves mac & cheese, fruit of any kind, milk in his sippy cup, and chips. His favorite resturant is McDonald's where he always orders chicken nuggets with ranch, apples with no carmel(it makes his hands too messy), and apple juice. His most favorite place in the world to go is Nana's house, who by the way is one of his most favorite people. He loves to be at "Brooklyn's School" where he sees many of his top 10 people, 3 of whom are, Teachur (Wendy), Dena, & "Mr. Ridinger." He has declared that he won't be going to Kindergarten because teachur won't be there anymore, rather he is just going to be with Mr. Ridinger. Lastly, some of his most favorite friends are, Brooklyn, Alicia, Jordyn, Corinne, Zachary, & Kaden. He hardly meets a stranger, which makes this mommy a little nervous.

What keeps me on my toes most with him is that I never know what he is going to say. Anything and everything that comes into his mind, comes out of his mouth. This has provided many times of laughter, but just as many times of causing mommy to have a red face. Thank goodness we were home the other day when he said the following; while using the restroom he accidentally tooted, normally this is extremely funny to boys of all ages, but he sat there with a most serious look on his face. I wondered what he was thinking and so I asked, "Brittan, what was that?" In the most serious tone possible he said, "mom, my rear end keeps trying to talk to me, but I can't understand a word it is saying." Needless to say, I quickly exited the bathroom to hide the laughter that was about to spill out.

Brittan you are a delight and a joy, a true gift from Heaven. We thank God for you and for blessing our home with you. May you always strive to please Jesus, be honest, kind, hardworking, loving, tenderhearted, wise, and seek to be just who God created you to be. I love you! ♥

It is a tradition that at your 3 or 4 year old birthday, my parents take them to Build a Bear to have them choose and then make their own animal. Brittan couldn't wait for this day to arrive. Brittan was so into the whole process and it made it so fun for us all. Before even arriving at BaB he has already decided that he was going to choose a bunny, not sure where this came from, but he was deadset and that was exactly what he chose! It was a fun evening, followed by cupcakes and presents at my parents house afterwards. A wonderful birthday celebration and a very happy little 4 year old!