It doesn’t get much simpler than climbing, throwing, and riding. What’s not so simple is making sure we take the time to do these things because it means so much to him (and of course to us). Seeing him happy means everything.
At this age, little Tiger is soaking up pretty much everything we say, everything we do, and certainly all the little idiosyncrasies that his unsuspecting parents do. Although he’s been to the Science Center a million times, this time seemed a little different. He was more willing to try new things (we usually do the same things and have the routine down pat) and was overall great (it’s always great when a kid listens to you…especially when he’s already over excited).
The following day, we went to a birthday party in Jersey City and it only helped reinforce the importance of being near family. Sounds to me like the clock is ticking.
Just like in the movie Frozen, you never know what’s going to happen if you’ve been stuck in a castle (or house) for what seems like an eternity. For our Tiger, he’s spent the better half of the last few weeks at home watching a combination of Wreck-it-Ralph, Kung-fu Panda, and of course, How to Train Your Dragon. It goes without saying that once the weather warmed up a bit and he got out of the house, he was a different animal, especially in the snow.
With Tiger spending almost every waking moment of the day quoting, “How to Train Your Dragon” (both Part I and II), we thought it’d be nice for his first Build-a-Bear to be Toothless! Obviously, the kid was ecstatic, and now, the Night Fury never leaves his side.
Such a great imagination.
Surprisingly, today was the first time that I can actually remember where we had to punish little Tiger for acting out in public. Yes, he’s four and yes, he’s stubborn like his dad mom, but still. We got all the way to Target, picked out a toy for his friend’s birthday party today and then he flipped out. Unfortunately, his punishment was that he could no longer go to the party. He cried like heck, but he needs to learn. Tough love…hopefully he knows we’re only doing this for his own good.