Caden's 4th Birthday

Caden turned four a couple of weeks ago and I let him invite some friends to his party because friends have all of the sudden become so important to him. We had his party on Saturday, but his actual birthday was Sunday, so that caused some confusion. He thought that he turned four on Saturday and then five on Sunday. I think we have it all straightened out now. He had been asking for Wolverine Claws and Buzz Lightyear Wings for months, so I ordered them off Amazon, but when the claws arrived, he could tell by the shape of the box exactly what they were and we had to open them right away. He's not the kind of kid who deals well with anticipation and suspension :)

His party was pretty noisy and it overwhelmed him a little, but after he got his headphones on, he was much happier. He had a hard time waiting to open presents, so in the middle of dinner, he snuck away and started opening all of his presents by himself in the living room. I only figured it out when I heard "Cool!" "Whoa!" coming from the next room. He loved all of his presents and I think he really had a good time.

Getting ready for the party to start
Party Time! Tyler playing with the party balloons
Presents!


He chose a banana cake and decorated it all by himself :)

Mini-party on Sunday with Uncle Shaun.

A gift that one of my friends sent him in the mail. It came a couple of days after his bday and he said "Haha....she still thinks it my birthday!"

A couple of weeks before his brithday, Caden finally figured out how to pedal a bike. I was so proud that we went out and bought him a new bike and called it an early bday present. He had never had a "real" bike before and it was so fun to take him shopping for it. He LOVES it and is getting really good at riding it all around.

Notice that he is humming the song "Tequila" in the background.