Journeys with the Johnsons: Tyler Benjamin is 4!

4 years ago on April 24th at 10:56 am, our precious 9 pound baby boy was born! What a journey we have had from that moment forward. I'm so grateful that the Lord blessed us with such a special child in Tyler. He is a delightful person and constantly amazes us with his intelligence. I know, I know.....every mother thinks their child is the best at everything, but Tyler truly has a gifted memory and is certainly advanced cognitively. The things that he can connect and figure out are just amazing. Even his preschool teacher has made comments about how smart he is......so I can't be sugar coating it too much ;-).

He has a sweet heart too. He generally gets along well with his peers and tries to be everyone's friend. It makes me happy to know he is not a trouble maker. He can be super protective of his little sister against other kids......now if only he would try harder to protect her from himself ;-). He is a cuddle bug and will often hold my hand while we watch something on tv. He gives great, big, bear hugs and always tells us he loves us. He shows concern for people and even animals that he perceives as in danger. He always cares.

Tyler prays daily and talks about God and Jesus often. He aims to please God and enjoys learning his weekly Bible verses. It is the sweetest thing to hear your child pray! He still loves to read, and has memorized countless books. This comes in handy too because he can "read" several books to Bailey Beth now. Tyler LOVES to blow and pop bubbles. It's so cute and funny to watch him go crazy trying to pop every last bubble before it hits the floor. He is still into basketball and is pretty good in our opinion. He has also gotten into soccer, dinosaurs, and orca whales.

Tyler is a good boy, but he can have a melt down as well as the next kid. He has a temper! He is very protective of his "stuff" which results in poor sharing and he is extremely mentally competitive with himself. He doesn't like to fail at anything and can have difficulty in situations where he's not guaranteed to be the winner or the best. After playing a few board games with Dada's family.....I have to say he inherited that honestly ;-). He is definitely intrinsically motivated to do well and always try his best and that is absolutely a good thing.

Of course, we think he is beautiful in every way and I could go on and on about how special Tyler is and all his accomplishments, but I think 4 paragraphs for 4 years is perfect. Here are some photos of the birthday boy for your enjoyment.