Marin took this funny photo of me!

Eliza bought me this sweet book about a dragon that bakes birthday cakes for all the kids in town, and writes “Happy Birthday” in the sky with fire.

Oh, I love to be a breath fire, and eat birthday cake!

I spent my birthday weekend with Jason and Eliza, dressed like a squirrel and partying in the back yard.

Grandma and Grandpa sent money in my Birthday card, so I bought these race cars with awesome suspension and sticky tires. They come with tools so I can change their parts!

Grandma and Maggie got me a bunch of DVDs, and my favorite is the Dinosaur movie!

And Mommy and daddy bought me a new Specialized bike!

Daddy got me a membership at the Children’s Museum of Discovery. There are so many fun things to learn there, like how a volcano erupts!!

I’m super helpful in the garden, and love to plant and water mommy’s gerber daisies.

Summer’s here, and I’m so lucky to spend so much time at the beach!

I saw my first magic show at Bodhi’s birthday party.

We got a season’s pass to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. My favorite rides are the music carosal and the helicoptors.

Mommy went on the Ferris Wheel with me, but she was so scared that she held her breath the entire time. Jason took me on the roller coaster, and I wasn’t scared at all, see?

For Mother’s Day, my teacher gave me a quiz called Fill in the Blanks. I’m pretty sure I got an A:

My mom is 45 years old.
My mom likes to work and go to the beach.
My mom has purple eyes.
My mom’s birthday is on 162 years.
My mom was born at the fish aquarium.
My mom’s favorite food is salmon.
My mom likes to help me when I’m on fire.
My mom is the best at reading to me.

Here are Mommy’s favorite things I do and say:

Spreading my Legos over every inch of the dinner table, “I need my personal space.”
“Can I be your pet T-Rex? Cheetah? Lapdog?”
Gazing at the sky, “I see a sea dragon” and “I see a tornado.”
Sleepwalking into the living room, “I just had the most wonderful dream, but I can’t remember what it was.” (Then curling up on the floor and falling asleep again.)

Now that I am four, we have very grown-up conversations:

(I put an ice cube in hot water.)
Mommy: “Are you conducting an experiment?”
Me: “What’s an experiment?”
Mommy: “It’s when you test a theory. Uncle Terry would be so proud. Do you know what a theory is?”
Me: “Is it an aminal?” (I can’t pronounce this word.)

These are highlights from my Spring report card:

Language and Synthesizing Sounds into Words: “Rudy has wonderful, expressive language, verbalizes needs and wants, and uses newly learned vocabulary. He has great receptive language, and follows complex sets of directions. He is working on his phonetic letter sounds.”

Mathematics: “Rudy has amazing one-to-one counting from 1-20 and he understands the concept of zero. Rudy is working on his pencil grip for writing, and does well with chalk and sand tracing.”

Motor Skills: “Rudy has great gross motor control and understands his body in space (he’s aware of things around him). He has good fine motor skills, wrist movement, and 3 finger grasp. Rudy has enjoyed beginning sewing and will soon progress to rice bags. Mommy can look forward to an eye pillow soon!”

Sensorial (Colors and Shapes): “Good concept understanding and nomenclature. Rudy has progressed beyond the base sensorial knowledge and is starting to use the materials in variation.”

Geography: “Rudy loves using maps and has good recognition of land and water forms. He is learning about sedimentary rocks, the Solar System, and continents.”

Social/Emotional: “Rudy is a kind, loving, thoughtful, and curious guy! He is a quick learner and a good friend. Rudy is respectful towards his teachers and he is a self-guided student. He follows classroom ground rules. He listens, focuses, and engages in circle time. He verbalizes his needs and handles frustration well. He recognizes emotion and is very empathetic. We love having Rudy in our class!”