(Have to mention- Blogger changed a lot of things so now I will be writing only from Mom's perspective, I can no longer sign in to write from Will's perspective.)
Will was so excited by Christmas it took 3 months to get him to stop talking about it. But the request for presents & "when will it come?" we began telling him about his birthday, while trying to keep his expectations low. We told him he could expect little cakes, balloons and one present. Ha! We knew there would be more, but not the 2 week cycle of presents that Christmas was. :)
He LOVED his birthday. We started a day early and gave him a bicycle on Friday. Wow! Red and blue with cars all over it. He got a matching helmet from one set of grandparents. As you can see from the picture at the top, he was very excited. Friday was the perfect day, a little cool but no rain. He got lots of time to ride & wear himself out. Saturday it rained (of course) so no riding that day. Late in the afternoon the relatives came over. We had a small dinner and then opened presents. He got a nice selection of clothes, a nice big Superman backpack and a basketball net & ball. After the presents we moved on to cake. We ordered little chocolate cupcakes from the local grocery store, and they came with blue frosting and little soccer balls on top. He LOVED it. He still talks about his soccer ball cakes! Nina loved his birthday too and was right beside him at every moment. We did give her a little present to open so she would stay out of his presents a little. It kind of worked. But she was smiling just as big as William when we sang Happy Birthday. They're such good friends!
Last year it took a long time for Will to learn to say that he was 3 years old. He was finally getting the hang of it after Christmas. So for about a week before his birthday we started counting to 4 for everything. He was getting 4 carrots, 4 grapes, 4 blueberries, 4 chicken nuggets, whatever it may be he got 4 at a time! Pretty soon he was saying that he needed "4 years old carrots!" What? I don't think he really means he wants carrots that are aged 4 years, it's just how it works out - counting to 4, he's 4... You get it....
Right after his birthday we took the kids to Spokane for a week. He enjoyed staying with the grandparents over there & seeing his cousins Carson & Lucas and Baby Havana. Soon after that trip, Auntie Ty and Baby Havana came over here to stay with us for a week. He really loved being the big boy in the house & was always yelling at Nina to be "gentle, gentle, gentle!" He can't say Havana yet so he called her "Baby Va-Anna."
We're getting ready for a new addition to the family - Baby Aaron will be joining us sometime in June. The boys will share a room after a few months so we're getting the room ready slowly. So far the closet has been redone to be more useable and a lot of Will's toys were moved out to make room for a second dresser & eventually a crib. He hates having lots of changes sprung on him. :) I think we're all caught up for now! I'll go find out how to change the ticker above & start counting down to his 5th birthday!
