Quinnie Blue at 4 . . .

• wears Grandma's old floral silk scarves tied around his neck and/or waist transforming him into a superhero, a princess, or a "knight in shining river."
• is often mistaken as shy and quiet, but is really quite the clown.
  
• has an infectious belly laugh.
• adores Baby Henry.
  
• can pump his legs when swinging.
• people watches.
• plans to marry Laine.
  
• has an affection for the numbers 18 & 1800 and the colors blue & yellow.
  
• LOVES animals . . . particularly horses and giraffes, but also "bad animals like killer whales, crocodiles, and stingrazors."
• is best friends with his big brother.
  
• must have been a fish in his former life.

• tells elaborate stories of going to "my horsey games."
• says, "You gotta be kidding me!"
• drives Grandpa's cast iron train around the house with a Playmobil man as the engineer.
• sings Babaloo, "The Rain King," and "Ali Bali Bee/Coulter's Candy."
• pretends to be performing in "Circus Florida."
  
• tried riding his bike without training wheels for a few days. "I think I will take my training wheels off when I am 18."

• wears his monkey costume.
• refers to Daddy's co-workers as "friends."
  
• pretends the couch is a boat using Daddy's ties as a fishing pole.
• casts Will's fishing pole.
• is starting to swing while the ball is still in the air.
• helps our neighbor Corny water his plants and weed his garden.
• wants to grow his hair long again, so he can wear a ponytail.
• wears pajamas.
• pretends to be Fred from Scooby Doo.
  
• has his very own fashion sense.

• chose a bug themed birthday party just so he could have a reason to buy gummy worms.
• writes his name "Q, upside down arch, i, up-down-up, up-down-up."
  
• draws out bedtime as long as possible.
• wears size 5/6 clothing and size 11.5 shoes.
  
• knows his phone number.
• spends a quarter on a bouncy ball at the grocery store each week.
  
• changes clothes at least two times a day.
  
• pretends to be Albert Pujols.
• likes to rhyme words.
• helps scan the groceries at the checkout with Joe.
  
• is always prepared for rain.

• likes the temperature of his shower to be "just right like Baby Bear's porridge."
  
• might be growing older, but he will always be my baby.