A Day With My Carter Bug!

Carter has been going through  a tough, tired, four year old stage.  He is no longer napping, but can be very tired at night and ends up very tired and grouchy as a result.  We have tried pushing up bedtime to 7:30, but he ends up waking up early instead and ends up with the same amount of sleep.  I remember this stage with Alex too, but it seems more challenging with Carter.  Perhaps it is just because it is fresh in my memory, who knows.  None the less, I wanted to spend some one on one time with him and had the opportunity today.  I have Monday and Fridays off and try and keep Carter home from Pre-Kindergarten as much as possible on those days to give him some down town so that's exactly what I did today.  Except I asked Carter what he would like to do with me today.  Something special.  He chose Fat Cats.  We played a few games in the arcade and then had lunch at the pizzeria. (My friend, Kris joined us for lunch).   They have yummy bread-sticks!!!!! Carter didn't eat much of his pasta, but he sure picked at my salad.  He loved the peas, tomatoes, olives and croutons.  He told me I could have the lettuce.  The food at Fat Cats is just okay, but it is a fun place to take the kids.  The bread sticks are very good, but everything else is just average.  Maybe even semi-average in my opinion.  Afterward he played arcades again.  One of his favorite activities.

He was excited to spend his tickets and

he purchased a wallet, a key chain and 

an eraser for his Sister. 

After we took him to get his hair-cut.  He was really in need of one.  His hair grows so quickly.  His dad calls him a hair farmer.  As we were leaving, Carter said, "Mom, now that I have a wallet I should probably start doing chores to earn money for my wallet!"  Cute, cute, boy!  ♥ him