Ethan's 4th Birthday

Well, hard to believe, but Ethan is now 4 years old. We celebrated by opening gifts as soon as Dad got home early from work. Then Ethan (and Kaylin) got to play with his new toys while Dan made supper (and I refereed fair play of the new scooter and paddle ball. Cake and ice cream followed supper.


Ethan helping to make his cake....and eat the batter too!


The finished product. (with a few steps added by Mom!)


Birthday breakfast of wheat pancakes with honey. Ethan of course got a pancake in the shape of a "4" :) The mug contained Hot Chocolate - a favorite of Ethan and Kaylin's (ok, and of mine, too). Ethan was excited to see balloons on his chair and also balloons on the LR wall with a banner reading: "Happy 4th Birthday Ethan". Kaylin was excited, too, but noted she didn't have any "boons" on her chair. We explained she got them tomorrow on HER birthday. Ethan was real sweet. Whenever I would mention something about his birthday, he would quip something like "Today is KLaylin's last day of being 1" or "Tomorrow you get balloons on YOUR chair, KLaylin".


Opening his "big gift". Inside was a helmet and wrist/knee pads. Ethan wasn't sure what to make of it. Dad told him he had to get something out of the garage and came back in with the pre-assembled (by Dad).…....


…..The big gift - a scooter!


Ethan chose Hamburgers, Corn on the Cob, and Baked Beans for his birthday meal.


Blowing out the candles.... See the supportive mother on the sidelines "helping"?! :)


Dad helping Ethan choose his birthday piece of cake. Ethan decided he wanted a triangle piece... so dad cut a triangle with the "E" on it. All in all, Ethan had a fun Birthday turning 4. Hard to believe it was that long ago he was born…….(sniff, sniff, hooray, hooray, sniff sniff….) :( :) :(