Our Family Blog: Brett's 4th Birthday!!!

After months of hearing things like "I want to buy that for my birthday!" and "I'm going to be 4 soon!", and "Is it my birthday yet?", the big day finally came! And despite the bad cold that Brett came down with the night before, I think he had a pretty great day :-) He woke up to streamers and presents all over the living room, and started unwrapping pretty much the second he laid eyes on all the gifts! Because of his cold, he was definitely more quiet than usual, which was a bummer - the poor kid has been sick three out of his four birthday's now, and it's starting to get old! I guess that's what you get for having a December birthday though. After opening his smaller presents, we brought out his big gift...a Geotrax remote control train set and airport! Let me tell you, he was one happy little boy!! Later in the afternoon my parents, brother, and his girlfriend all came over to celebrate. We had appetizers and pizza (Brett's request) for dinner, played with his new toys and opened more presents, and of course, had cake! By the end of the evening, Brett was beat....his cold was getting the best of him and he was so tired from the exciting day, SO, we put him to bed at 7pm. I don't even know that last time he went to bed that early!

Opening presents bright and early...this rescue vehicle set was a favorite :-)

Both boys had fun putting the Geotrax together :-)

And here is the finished product! It may take up our WHOLE living room, but it is worth it to see the excitement it bring's to Brett's face. Pure JOY :-)

Brett insisted on wearing his new 4 year old shirt from Abby and Jackson. I still can't believe my little boy is FOUR!

After opening up a wooden Plan Toy Firehouse with vehicles from Uncle Matt, Brett did a little dance with his hands. He was so excited...and adorable!

Both Brett and Uncle Matt like to build things, so this marble maze kept their attention for quite some time :-)

My brother's birthday is on Christmas day, so he got to open a present too! Brett was SO excited to give him the gift he picked out all by himself :-)

"Mmmm, what could it be?"

"Can I help you open it?"

"Look Uncle Matt, it's legos!" Since my brother lives in Chicago we picked out the Sears Tower set. The age range is 5-100, so Matt fits perfectly in that category! :-)