Dear William,

You turned 4 this year and although the years have flown quickly, Mommy can hardly remember what life was like without your exuberant spirit in our home.

Your love and zest for life have become increasingly apparent this year.

You have bundles of curiosity and your questions reflect that. I can't help but laugh at the frequent conversations that usually go something like, "What's that?" "A potato peeler." "A potato peeler? What does it do?" Of course, the questions get a little more tricky for me sometimes, your current favorite being, "How did the baby get in your tummy?"

It has been wonderful for you to be in preschool, and you love finding out what letter words start with. You have just recently started to discover that there are more than just one letter in each word and love to ask Mommy to spell them for you. With that and your love for books, I won't be surprised it you are reading by your 5th birthday, what a smart boy!

The wheels in your head are constantly turning and you love to find new places to drive your cars and trucks. I love coming around a corner in the house and finding a set-up of train tracks complete with cars driving on it. The ultimate proof that "William was here." Another William trade mark? A line-up of matchbox cars with a Monster truck perched on top.

A quality that as left Daddy and I completely amazed is your memory. I can give Daddy a verbal list of items to buy at the grocery store and when he repeats it back, you will usually notice if he forgot to mention one. You have also been able to memorize several scriptures and memorized your first primary talk this year.

Your birthday festivities were especially enjoyable this year as you fully caught on to the excitement of the events. You got to celebrate three different times and you loved that!

Grandma provided the birthday cake you have been requesting for almost 6 months ... one with construction trucks on it. (We did this on the 27th of December while we were still at Grandma and Grandpa's house for Christmas.)

Your request on the day of your birthday was chocolate waffles. Delicious! Although you didn't quite understand why you couldn't have ice cream on your chocolate waffles the next day for breakfast.
And your third and final celebration was your much anticipated friend party. An outerspace/robot theme complete with musical planets, moon pizza, toss the rocket ball, and a robot cake!
I love to the moon and back, William! Thank your for helping me to enjoy life to the fullest and making my life full with your big heart and your adoring smile.

Love,

Mommy