Graden is 4....Two months later!

So it's pretty ridiculous that I am 2 months behind on my life...I decided to create this blog since I am so incredibly useless when it comes to baby books. I thought for sure I could set aside some time every couple of weeks to record some thoughts about daily life around here...why does it go by so fast?

Since this is my meager attempt to have some sort of journal of the most poignant and important times in our children's lives, I'll just travel back a couple of months here...

Graden turned 4 years old on September 15. Since the kid has had 3 very big birthday parties in his first years of life, we kept it a bit more low-key this year. It was a wonderful birthday nonetheless. Graden had a blast and that is all that matters. Highlights of his fun birthday week were....

• Granny and Papa coming to stay twice in his birthday week! Such a treat!
• Birthday pancakes with Ava, Laila, Matt and Kelli...a Birely tradition introduced to us complete with sprinkles, strawberries, whipped cream, and a candle!
• Party hats that lasted all week.
• Nana driving in especially for G's birthday dinner.
• Light-up shoes courtesy of his good buddy, Foster...LOVES them still.
• Having his cousins in town for his birthday for the very first time...we couldn't be more psyched about that.
• Transformers birthday cake.
• Aunt Jane and Uncle Marce being with us all the way from Texas!
• Transforming into Bumblebee for the occasion...a big hit thanks to Granny and Papa.

We went to the doctor and found out that he is the average size of a 5 year old, so he is still continuing down the same path from whence he started. He's 41 lbs. and 42 inches tall. I got a kick out of watching him talk to the doctor like such a little man. He was very displeased when the doc gave him the bad news that he was going to get not one measly spray up the nose for his flu shot, but 4 real shots...he was ticked. But he lives to tell about it, so all is good.

He continually talks about his age now. I guess 4 is way cooler than 3 because he is fixated on making sure he lets his friends know if he is older than they are...even if it is only by a few months. Graden finally got a haircut from someone other than his Nana to commemorate the big birthday. More of that to come...