The Day You Turned Four

So Calen turned four today. 

:sobs: :wails:: ::oozes snot:: ::grabs tissue:: ::gets over it::

Okay. 

Actually this birthday was more of a shock to Brad (who is usually the nonchalant one) that he was turning four than me. I ease myself into birthdays by starting to say that they're a year old a couple weeks before their actual birthday. Kind of like easing into a hot tub. It's more comfortable and you don't get second degree burns. 

In his Pinterest inspired birthday shirt

We started with the usual birthday pancakes (complete with whipped cream, sprinkles, a cherry) with a birthday candle of course. 

Then he brought cookies to school to share with his friends, and came home with a birthday crown that he refused to take off the rest of the day. He got to eat lunch on his couch while watching Cars (and not take a nap). 

Then Daddy came home an hour early and we opened presents. And he loved ALL of them, even clothes (because they were cool clothes). 

 

Calen's new Mickey hat from buddy Cameron!

After presents was a drive to Calen's favorite restaurant (other than Mcdonald's): Red Robin for his favorite meal: a cheeseburger, two helpings of mandarin oranges and steak fries. They sang to him and gave him a sundae which really tickled him to death. 

On to Toys R Us where he gets to pick out any birthday present he wants from Daddy and I. Of course Daddy (and mostly me) are suckers so we let him get more than one thing. 

Calen's choices at Toys R Us. Note that the train box is empty. He went to bed with those.

And that was his birthday, in a nutshell. About ten minutes from home the imminent past-bedtime, post-birthday excitement, sugar crashing meltdown struck, and he threw a rare tantrum the rest of the drive and all the way through the shortened bedtime routine. 

It's his birthday, he can cry if he wants to. 

But other than that catastrophic meltdown, which luckily was not in a public setting, the day was as perfect as any four year old could have asked for. 

And we had fun too.    
    
 
   

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