We celebrated a big birthday this weekend. Devon turned a big four fingers with a family party and a yellow cake with chocolate frosting. We had plans to have a few friends over on Friday but had to cancel because of a cough that we've been passing around, but we enjoyed a playdate with a friend.
Devon's cake had real new toys on top of it. I had to go with whatever Walmart had. Good thing, because I barely had time to pick them off the cake and wipe off the frosting and he was running them across the fireplace. Sweet boy loves his "drivey things".
Wow! We have a four-year-old! It feels like he's matured a lot in the last week.
Bedtimes, outings, and many other moments have been much more compliant, and therefore much more enjoyable.
I made some prints of my favorite pictures of the year and made a display on our French door. It's such a fun activity to see how far he's come and what we've enjoyed doing with him this past year. The Vero Resort Character Breakfast... Touch A Truck.... many trips to the park... Brain Freeze... It was also a good way for Devon to remember things he enjoyed doing in Florida so we can find similar ones in Maryland.
Devon: Mommy, I want to go to Brain Freeze!
Mommy: Should we find a Maryland Brain Freeze and go there sometimes!
Devon: Yes! For example, we could go there for special Devon and Mommy time.
Devon is happy that his best friend, Ally Kitty, came with us. The two still have "space issues" but are working on setting boundaries.
Devon's first present of the day was from Mommy and Daddy. It's a nightlight that projects stars and constellations on the ceiling. It was a big hit!
Surprisingly, Devon wasn't a big fan of his cake. After one piece, the girlies and I finished the rest of it over the next several days. I had bought enough for two cakes but didn't make the second. Instead, Devon got to go to the store with Mommy and pick out some donuts for his actual birthday.
He is, at least, a huge fan of candles.
Present time was after dinner. He was very excited to see what was in all of those bags! We decided to save the B-I-K-E for a non-rainy day, but he still got some cool new toys.
The girlies were very excited, too, and hard to keep out of the middle of things.
Look at that smile!
And that one!
Our outing of the day was to go to Chick-fil-A. Afterwards, mommy took Devon into Walmart for a few last-minute presents and Devon got to pick out a balloon. He chose a DocMcStuffins balloon over a Cars movie balloon. He even declined two balloons. This kid knows what he wants!
We took several shots of the kids together.
Many turned out like this. Devon's expression is just like Mommy's at this point.
The sleeper hits of the birthday were the vintage trucks from Craig's past.
Carrie photobombed.
Melina latched onto the cool toy that nevertheless wasn't the favorite: a toy vacuum cleaner. Soon she was sucking up imaginary crumbs in the living room.
Carrie found the discarded DocMcStuffins balloon and ran it around the house. Devon saw someone playing with one of his toys and went to grab it. He stopped.
Devon: Oh. I didn't see that you were playing with that. You can play with my DocMcStuffins balloon. I don't mind!
That's what I mean when I say that my little guy has matured a lot in the past month. He's becoming much more caring and sensitive to the feelings of others. It's such a joy to see the nice kid he's becoming! Sunday morning was a nice, relaxing time. Craig and I sat with our coffee, a rare time, as the kids played with the influx of new toys that a birthday brings.
We even have the promise of more new toys to look forward to, as an amazon order was mistakenly sent to Florida and more presents from family members are arriving over the next few days. So much fun!
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