The Big Four!

Bob's been calling himself a "half baby" for a long time now.  If people call him a baby, he informs them he is only half baby.  When he did this recently, I asked him if he'd still be a half baby when he turned four in a few days.  He said that he would not.  Alas, he spent most of his actual birthday crying about everything because nothing was going his way apparently.  He's always been so easy going and not had a terrible twos or threes really, but he's been having a harder time with this transitioning out of naps than I anticipated.

Since his birthday was the fiftieth anniversary of the moon landing mission and there was a friend of Brian's going up in space, we have been reading a book called "Armstrong" and offered Bob some diffierent space cake options.  He wanted a rocket cake and so I made him one.  We also watched the launch together and  brought him a Sonic shake.

He's wearing the famous FOUR necklace that all four year olds in our house have worn since Mimi passed it down to us.

When it was time to open presents from our family, he started with Hannah's card and a stress ball of hers that he loves.  He took it, and he tossed it away saying "You can have it.  I don't want it."  So we had to have a talk about gratefulness.  He seemed to understand and so we very intentionally practiced being grateful for each and every card that he got from all his siblings.  That's why we have so many pictures of him hugging his siblings here and one odd one of him kissing Drew's foot.

His birthday was on a Saturday and the very next day we had his birthday party planned at my sister's pool.  We swam and cooked fajitas on the grill.  I brought the birthday cake, but forgot the candles.  We lit a candle next to the cake because it's all we could find.  Then he opened his presents from his aunts and uncles.

A couple days after his birthday, still needing that nap every so often.