it's taken me a while to post pictures ..... we celebrated kai's 4th birthday last week. on his birthday he said to me: "i don't feel like i'm 4." i guess he was hoping for some great growth spurt, or big jump from toddler-hood to boy-hood or something.
anyway, the celebration was memorable. a make-your-own pizza party and a pumpkin carrot cake. that ended up not really looking like a pumpkin, per the birthday boy's request.
when he woke up from his nap, we had this waiting for him:
a gift from us and many of our family members - thank you! luckily the weather has been mild and sunny this week so he's had some riding and digging time with it before winter sets in.
kai attends a montessori preschool, so we got to see how they celebrate birthdays. it's really a very sweet celebration. the entire class sits in a circle, and a candle is lit in the middle. the birthday child places each month around the circle and then walks around however many years he is. as he's doing this, the teacher reads the story of his life including accomplishments/ milestones for each year (we wrote this out). smiling, sitting, walking, driving :), riding a bike, writing his name, going to the potty, etc. etc. when she was reading, it was so shocking to think how much he has learned in 4 yrs! it makes it easier to understand the difficult stages and the fits, all that stuff that drives them and me crazy.
after this, the class sings to him. and the birthday child passes out a snack to each person and gives each person a hug. so sweet!
so hard to think that just 4 years ago he was a small infant that snuggled in my arms. so little. thank you for being in my life my sweet kai.
oh, and a happy belated thanksgiving to everyone!
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