Jack's 4th Birthday

We had a busy, but fun day celebrating Jack's 4th birthday today. First, we started out having some snuggle time with the birthday boy this morning since he was the first one up. Eventually the rest of the crew woke up and Jack received his first ever phone call from a friend. When I answered my cell phone, Jonas was on the other end asking to speak to Jack to wish him a happy birthday. It was so sweet! After that, we headed to Waffle House for Jack's birthday waffle.

The sun was a little bright for the boys, though.

Jack wanted to take "just one picture," and since he hadn't touched the syrup yet, we let him.

Anna was "freezing" because the air was blowing on her, so we warmed her arms with napkins.

We came home and got a pic of the birthday boy . . .

and his siblings.

He opened a present from us . . .

and was pretty thrilled about the Lightening McQueen bike helmet and knee pads despite his sour expression.

Then he went outside to see the rest of his gift.

We played for a while in the backyard before loading up the car and driving to Columbia.

We had lunch at Groucho's, sang happy birthday, and let him blow out the candle on his cupcake.

I packed candles to put on his cupcake but once we got there I realized I had only packed 3 candles. Guess I'm in denial that my boy is turning four! We opted for just one, and he didn't know the difference.

Next, we went to see Disney on Ice. Although some parts were a bit over their heads, it was a good show and they enjoyed seeing it.
Yes, this is the best shot of my family!

After the show, we headed to Krispy Kreme for a special birthday snack. They gave the kids free ice cream samples in tiny cones and they were thrilled to get both ice cream and doughnuts!

We even had the special treat of seeing the freshly glazed doughnuts roll by.

After our snack, we loaded up and headed back home to enjoy the afternoon playing outside in our backyard. We had a great time as a family and our brand new four year old had a wonderful birthday!