Gavin Turns 4!

Happy Birthday to our big boy, Gavin!  Gavin had so much fun turning 4.  I remember months back, probably last summer, when Gavin was sad at the idea of turning 4.  He would tell me "Mommy, I'm never turning 4.  I'm going to stay 3 forever."  I think in hindsight he might have been thinking that birthdays brought on shots at the doctor's office (now he's terrified of the 5th birthday since he saw Cassidy get 4 shots last June), or else it's just his strong aversion to change...who knows!  But it turns out that turning 4 is a LOT of fun and he enjoyed every minute!

We had a little birthday celebration for Gavin here at our house the weekend before his birthday.  We had a joint theme of Star Wars and dinosaurs, since he just couldn't possibly pick between those 2 awesome things!  We had a few of his pre-school friends over, and Grammy & Grandpa Brown joined us as well.  It was quite the party!  We had playtime in the rec room, special dinosaur-shaped pizzas for lunch, and of course, a dino cake (a spinosaurus to be exact - the cake decorator had to google it!  Very kind of them to fulfill his specific request.).

That Monday at school, I got to join Gavin's class a few minutes before dismissal to read some books aloud and to watch the kids at work.  I love getting a little glimpse into his life at school.

The following Tuesday, March 12, our family of 5 headed out to Chuck-e-Cheese after school to celebrate our birthday boy.  Nothing more fun than shoving tokens into those machines, playing some skee-ball, and watching tickets come rolling out!  And of course the little plastic prizes are loads of fun too.  We even stopped to pose for a photo with C-E-C himself.

 

We love our Gavin and we can't believe he's 4 years old.  I might try to keep him 4 forever, too.