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Viking Party

I can't believe my little baby is already FOUR!! He's a kid now. What happened? He's growing up so fast. And while a big part of me wants him to stay little forever, it's just too exciting to see what he's going to do next. I think I feel this way about every stage, but he is at such a fun age right now. He's hilarious, of course. And handsome. And funny. And the sweetest thing ever. And he LOVES his mom and dad, I mean he thinks we are the greatest. And I'm not saying that to brag, it's just that I know he's not always going to feel that way. We think he's the greatest too.

I have always dreamed of the day I would have a funny little kid with a mind of their own. And now I have it. Granted, it's not always the easiest thing to deal with when you are trying to get out the door on time in the morning, but I'll take it. Curtis' imagination is taking off. I love hearing him make up stories and scenario's for his toys when he doesn't know anyone is listening. I hope he never loses that.

When we asked him months ago what kind of birthday party he wanted to have, he said with confidence "A viking party". Of course. What other kind of party is there? It ended up being a really fun party with viking hats, and swords and shields. Andy and curtis made a super cool catapult and the kids took turns shielding themselves from water baloons. It was four year old heaven.

Most of the pictures below are from Grandpa Bruce who flew up just for the day to celebrate with Curtis. Thanks Grandpa! There is no paticular order - it just shows a little chaos of the day.

1st birthday

2nd birthday

3rd birthday

Haircut

Oooh I just want to kiss the back of that white neck! So delicious.

An update on handsome

Having a little boy is the best.Morning trips to the store in pajamas to pick up sprinkle donuts.
A stop at the ice cream shop after a hard day at the toy store.
Getting ready for crazy hair day at school
And I got a trophy for mother's day!!

Playing on the beach.

Dying Eggs

One of the many (many!) advantages of having a kid affords you is getting to color easter eggs. The smell of vinegar and hard boiled eggs brings me back to dying eggs as a kid. I particularly remember doing this in my grandma Mio's kitchen. The whole process was fun, getting the cups all ready, figuring out which colors to do, or if I was going to do anything fancy like two colors on one egg!

I love getting Curtis excited about this stuff. The hardest part was leaving the eggs in the dye bath long enough so the color got dark enough. But he did really well this year. It's fun to see him experience this kind of thing knowing that he's at the age where he will really start to remember from year to year.
Didn't they come out beautiful? When we put our boy to bed that night, he was really worried that we were not going to sleep at the same time because he wanted to make sure the easter bunny would come. Luckily, he did show up, and hid everyone one of them.
He must have thought curtis did a great job coloring the eggs, cause he filled his basket with treats. Doesn't he look thrilled?
Since finding all the eggs, we have enjoyed deviled eggs and egg salad! Yum.

The good boy

Have you missed seeing this boy? Of course you have. Here's just a tiny bit of what he's been up to. Decorating easter cookies

Fairyland with Grammy
Umbrella parade day at school
Aquarium day!!
And some pirate action.

Happy Valentine's Day