Ian turned four on May 7th. We started the day with French toast (that Ian insisted on "painting" blue with colored milk) and blackberries. Of course, we had to sing "Happy Birthday" and let Ian blow out candles!
Then, we met friends Brooke and Caleb L. at Bouncin' Bears, one of Ian's favorite places! Don't they look SO old!?!? Thanks for the cute Birthday Boy shirt, Grandpa and Grandma!
An author happened to be visiting Bouncin' Bears while we were there. Brooke, Ian, Caleb, and Sommer (Brooke's sister) listened to the story time (at least for a while).
One of Ian's favorite places was the big pillow. Samuel (Caleb's brother & our godson) didn't seem to mind it either. :)
Ian also loved the big slide, no matter which direction he slid down it. :)
Ryan (and Momma and Brooke) liked it, too!
The Three Musketeers in a big huddle.
Whee!
After Bouncin' Bears, we invited our friends over for lunch. We had SO many leftovers after Ryan's party, so we just had a reprise of Sunday dinner. Ian was happy that there were extra fish cupcakes for everyone. Of course, we sang to Ian and let him blow out candles again.
While Momma was tutoring, Daddy took Ian and Ryan to McDonald's so Ian could get a Happy Meal. After dinner, our whole family went to a local frozen yogurt bar called Tutti Frutti. Ian got to serve himself some yogurt -- he wanted chocolate!
Then Ian got to choose what toppings he wanted.
I'm pretty sure there were as many toppings as yogurt by the time Ian was done creating his masterpiece.
Ryan helped Daddy make a yummy concoction.
We all enjoyed our dessert!
And, of course, we spent some time opening presents. Ian's gift from Daddy and Momma was a 2-wheeled bike (with training wheels). Ian had been outgrowing his trike, but we weren't sure if he was ready for a bike and/or how big of a bike we should buy. We ended up getting a 16" bike, and it has been perfect!
It has been fun watching Ian grow in confidence in biking over the last few weeks. He wants to bike at least some every single day! Our cautious boy started out biking VERY slowly, but now he flies all around the cul-de-sac. He's getting better about being able to restart after stopping. He's good about remembering to wear his helmet. He has only fallen once, but it didn't stop him from getting back on the bike the next day (and now he knows how important it is to keep his hands on the handlebars!). His favorite thing is biking around the cul-de-sac while Ryan "follows" him by pushing the Cozy Coupe car. Ian also likes biking all the way to the stop sign and playing Red Light, Green Light on his bike (since he loves his brakes). Just today, he biked along while Momma pushed Ryan in the stroller -- about a mile!
We can so vividly remember when the Lord brought Ian into our lives four happy years ago. We are so thankful for the blessing of Ian, and we can't wait to look on as God helps him learn, grow, and change this year! Happy birthday, sweet Ian!
3 comments:
I'm amazed that he is using a 20" bike. Noah is tall for his age and we have him in an 18" bike and it works perfectly. Ian must be REALLY tall! It looks like Noah and Ian have the same bike.
Thanks for saying something. I remembered wrong. I knew we chose the bigger of the two sizes we were considering, but 20" was the next size up. I think we got the 16" one. Anyway, it works perfectly for our tall kiddo. :) Most online sites I researched suggested 12-14" for a 4yo, but we've been happy with this bike.
You came up with a lot of creative ideas for Ian's actual big day. He DOES look so grown up on both the bike and his little car. My goodness, he's no longer a little boy! We're so proud of you, Ian, and we love you very much!
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