Grant's 4th Birthday

It's been a few weeks now, but Grant had a great 4th birthday party.  Aunt Amy and Uncle Ian graciously agreed to host it.  Thanks so much guys!  It was a dragon themed party and Grant was quite excited to see the cake that Mommy made him.  Leading up to his birthday he kept saying that he had to work and wasn't going to be able to be at the party.  However, when his birthday got closer he got excited and told me to make sure and wish him happy birthday when I first saw him in the morning.  The only downside to the day was that lake effect snow moved in during the party and made everyone's drive back home miserable.

Lara made an awesome dragon cake that Grant absolutely loved (yellow & orange-his two favorite colors).

The only thing that Grant didn't like was the singing of Happy Birthday.  He never likes it, even when it is just Lara and I singing to Grace.  It was the sweetest, quietest Happy Birthday that the whole crew could muster and the little bugger still plugged his ears and looked away.

As usual, Gracie was all smiles all day.

Grant loved opening his presents at the party.  The day after the party we decided to take him to Toys R Us and pick a present to buy with some of the money he got for his birthday.  It was the first time that he spent his money on something.  He definitely understood the concept and kept weighing his options between getting something bigger or a few small toys.  It was really cute to see him want something until we explained how much it cost and then for him to decide it wasn't worth it.  Ultimately he settled on a dragon that lights up and makes steam when you press down on it's ears.  It was a cool toy and was a character in a movie that he got for his birthday.

   

Happy birthday Grant!  It's so hard to believe that you are already 4.  We can't wait to see what this next year brings.