Skyler's 4th Birthday!

The entire Memorial Day Weekend was Skyler's birthday celebration. But his actual birthday fell on the Tuesday after a busy and exciting weekend when everyone had gone home and back to work. This is normally a 'let down' day that is tough for the kids. So, I had to pump it up a bit to make Skyler's birthday special.

Now, we have to understand Skyler. He is just like his Daddy. Serious, smart, and thinks about EVERYTHING. So, his birthday was tough. I have been prepping him for a while to get him to realize that I won't be doing EVERYTHING for him forever...I'm guessing I took it a bit too far... "when you turn 4, you need to learn to put on your own shoes!....When you turn 4, you need to start dressing yourself....When you turn 4..." Apparently, I have overused this phrase and scared my poor child about his birthday. The night before, we asked him if he was ready to turn 4. He said No. He said he was happy being a baby and wasn't ready to grow up. When you think about it, it's a tough transition. They become a real kid at 4. And he knew it. And he wasn't ready. He even woke up in the middle of the night panicking. Well, Sadie and I flew into his room on his birthday and sang to him, jumped all around. And he was just laying very still on his back. I asked him how it felt to be 4...He paused....and then said, "you know what? It feels GOOD!" Happy Birthday to my BIG BOY!!!!!! We love you:)

Our day was special. We went strawberry picking for our mini party with some of our closest friends. Here are some pics....

Our party people:)

King of the crab! Until he fell flat on his face after he slipped off of it. I TOLD him not to do it:)

My boy surrounded by ladies...including his half naked sis:)

We were obviously cooling off in the sprinklers, but the kids had a fun time.

Ok, really? Can we look at these two? They have known each other since, well, before they were born! And it's amazing to me, how every time they see each other, no matter how long it's been, how they are just incredibly comfortable with each other. And cute... Another picture to add to the collection for their wedding collage:)

And another....they already look like a married couple.