Jump Eraser!

A long time ago in a land far, far away, there was a cartoon that excited a little Man. According to family legend, he used to stand in front of the TV jumping up and down in his sagging diaper, singing, "Jump Eraser, jump, jump Eraser!" I don't know when he learned that the words actually were, "Go Speed Racer! Go, go Speed Racer!!" (At least I assume he doesn't still sing that in front of the TV...Lady?)

A few weeks ago I heard my own little Buddy talking about Speed Eraser and had a good chuckle!

Anyway, he requested a Speed Racer cake for his birthday this past week. This is what I came up with:



It was so cute to have all the little boys at Buddy's party cluster around and ask when they could play with the cake cars. But they were somewhat distracted by the spider-web game, and the pinata. It was really fun.

Buddy is so excited to be able to say he is five. He has started telling Sweetsa that "when you turn five you get to start kindergarten!" That hasn't really changed his attitude about our daily "table time" (when they all do something academic/school-related). He enjoys it once he gets into it, but getting him to the table some days is...interesting! Hopefully his excitement for kindergarten won't dim once he gets there! He had been asking (before school got out for the Summer) when he would be able to go to school with Mimi. That is officially 12 weeks away!!!

Buddy is a wonderful boy. He can be so incredibly sweet with his sisters, but also LOVES to tackle and wrestle with them. It has been fun to watch him with Baby B, whom he loves the most. He will get her telling novels and smiling so much, it is great to watch their interaction.


Buddy has a little follower in Sweetsa, she loves copying whatever he does. I've recently had to remind him that he needs to be careful how he treats Sweetsa, because she will treat him (and others) the same way.



When not playing with/bugging or fighting with his sisters, Buddy is BUSY: on his bike, running around the backyard, climbing and jumping off anything he can, kicking or hitting or catching or throwing a ball of some sort, or doing yard work with D. He loves to be outside and doing stuff.


He still loves to sing and I get a real kick out of hearing his repertoire (High School Musical and Primary songs are favorites, but he also loves the songs from Cars, as well as the theme songs from several TV shows.)

Still the early riser of the bunch (besides Daddy who goes to work really early!), he often will get his own breakfast and, when finished, come cuddle with me and Baby B in my bed. At the other end of the day he is the first to crash, falling asleep literally almost the instant his head touches the pillow.

A week or so ago, Buddy and D went to the annual fathers and sons outing up the canyon. D told me that Buddy played soccer with some bigger boys almost the whole evening. He is so agreeable, that he will literally go from one group/boy to the next until he finds the one(s) that will play with him/ let him join in the fun.
Oh! one funny thing about this fathers and sons outing: When they got home the next day, I asked Buddy what he did. Here is his response:

sigh. "well... I saw a snake."

Me: Oh!? A snake! wow! How big was it?

Buddy: (With first an excited look then a bit sad)oh it was only about this big. (holding his hand about 1-1.5 inches off the floor!)

Me: (chuckling) I see. well how long was it, then?

Buddy: this long (holding his hands ~ 18 inches apart.) and it was green. Ad then it wriggled away (showing me how it wriggled!)

This was such a fun exchange!





Most of all I love how incredibly sweet Buddy is. He will come up to any one of us and say "_____, I love you!" giving great hugs! Or he will spontaneously offer aid, or do a chore without being asked and then say, "Mommy I did this for you." With that fantastic dimple an smile he is irresistible.
We love you Buddy! Thanks for coming to our family and being you! Happy Birthday!