Happy Birthday!!

I counted down a lot of days for "Atember twenty" to get here, but finally it was my birthday! WOO HOO!

I'm very excited to be 4 years old. I just wish that I could go to school, but Mom says that I have to wait until next year. I'll just keep practicing doing homework with Beth and Mary and reading with Mom & Dad so I'm ready when the time comes. I'm pretty certain that I'm destined to be the cutest kid in the class. I just need to keep my skills sharp so I'm one of the smartest too. :-)

I had a really good day on my birthday yesterday. I picked pancakes, sausage & grapes for my birthday breakfast; Mom and Dad let me open my presents right after we were done eating (sweet!); and then I got to control the TV programming all morning. So, not only did I get to watch what I wanted, but it also drove my sisters crazy so DOUBLE BONUS! The only bummer was Mom was driving ME crazy wanting to take my picture all of the time. I had to hide behind the couch to make her stop!

Later, I got to play outside with my friends instead of taking a nap which was very cool. At suppertime, Grandma Ronda, Grandpa Joe, Aunt Corinne, Uncle Sebastian and Gabby all came over to eat pizza and have cake and ice cream...and of course, there were presents!

Today I went to Grandma & Grandpa Trittschuh's for another birthday party - but this one was for me and my cousins Ben & Pete. We had to sing to Pete over the phone because he was at home, but Ben and I were there and had to get our picture taken with the cake that had our ages on it. Ugh...pictures again!

Other than everyone taking pictures, I had a really good time today. I got cake & ice cream, opened presents, picked tomatoes in Grandpa's garden, played with my cousins, we all took turns riding Grandpa's tractor, and we even found a toad!!

Since I'm bigger now, I thought I'd give everyone my current stats...

Name: John Richard Trittschuh

Birthdate: September 20, 2004

Age: I’m 4 years old.

Height: Tall enough to wash my hands at the sink all by myself without the box. I’m big.

Weight: 38 pounds

Interests: Monster trucks, cars, playing outside, riding my bike, playing with Troy, playing playstation with my Dad, playing baseball, and driving my tractor

Favorite foods: chicken nuggets (with Ranch), Mom’s spaghetti, carrots and dip, peanut butter and jelly sandwich; apples, lots of stuff…

Dislikes: Cheese on my sandwiches (YUCK!); except I think the cheeseburgers in my Happy Meal are pretty yummy.

Favorite toy: my humongous collection of cars and monster trucks! See, here are just a few of them...

Favorite movie: Cars, of course!

Favorite TV show(s): Spongebob Squarepants and Meteor & his Monster Truck Friends

Things that annoy me: my sisters bossing me around, losing at games (others call it throwing a fit, I call it being competitive), Mom & Dad telling me no

Things I’ve come to realize:

Farts are funny. Ranch and ketchup are good on EVERYTHING. It's not a good idea to catch a race car with your face - your tooth can fall out! Girls have long hairs and boys have short hairs….except my Dad, he’s a circle-head.