Like last year, I got together with my friend Jenyfer to plan a joint party between Brandon and her little girl Kahlan. Unfortunately the best date we could get for a party was Sunday Nov 21st. And even though we had to wait a few weeks for the party with friends, we still found a way to celebrate his big day. For better or for worse, Brandon is well aware of birthdays and how birthdays bring presents. Brandon absolutely loves opening presents. So on Nov 10th, we started the day by opening gifts. Jamie and I had got Brandon the present de jour, which was "Rescue Bots". He was so excited to see them that we had to tear him away for fun at the pool. We took him to Westside Recreation Centre where they have a huge indoor slide and wave pool. Brandon loved it there! Especially the huge slide :-)
After a couple of hours at the pool it was home for quiet time. We needed to rest up for our dinner party at Leanne's house. Leanne happened to invite us over for dinner on B's birthday. She's got two little girls - Jade is Brandon's age - and she was also invited Anj and Peter, who have two little kids of their own. The dinner invite worked out perfectly as we were able to celebrate his birthday with friends. For cake, I brought exactly what he asked for - a Spiderman ice-cream cake. Yes! Score for Mom.
The day of K and B's party finally arrived. Jen had booked a party room and gym for the kids. She decorated the party room in a Tiki theme (very cute) and the kiddos played with balloons, ate pizza and decorated their own cupcakes before hitting the gym for an hour. I don't mean to brag but I think the party was a huge success. Smiles and laughs were all around.
So what does it mean for Brandon to be four? Well every day he gets a little bit more independent. He puts on his own hat and boots. He puts on his own pants, socks and "space pants". He still has trouble with shirts but we're working on it. He doesn't sit at the table with a booster seat anymore. He announced that he's a big boy and just doesn't need it. He's starting to enjoy music and he has his favourite songs on the radio. He knows his letters and his counting is getting really good (even though I heard "forty-teen" the other day). He took ski lessons last month and now he skis with his Dad on evenings and weekends that are warm enough. He loves to go sledding. The bigger the hill, the better. He seems to be fearless when it comes to sledding. As usual, he's also saying things that crack me up.
Like when I went to throw out some paper, he said "Wait Mommy don't throw that out. Those are the "un-structions".
Or the other day, he was using his camera to take a picture of Jamie. Jamie stuck out his tongue at the last second and when Brandon tried to play back the photo he said "oh Daddy, you broke the camera!" Haha.
My favourite was when we were driving home from Shawn and Christine's house one night. He asked "Why don't Shawn and Christine have any kids?" I said "Well they talked about it and decided they didn't want any children". Brandon said "but you did?" I said "Yes, your Daddy and I decided we wanted a baby and when you came, you were perfect." That's when Brandon replied "Yah, you went to the store and picked me out of a box and brought me home." Ummm . . . yes, something like that!
I'm so proud of the little boy Brandon is becoming. He's gentle with other kids (i.e. no hitting or biting) and he's very thoughtful. He'll often offer to share his treats when he hasn't even been prompted. He stills loves cars and trucks and our cat Finch. His favourite food is ribs and his favourite colour is blue. Oh and did I mention? He's also the light of my life ;-)
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