Ben is officially a 4 year old now. But man, the first day of 4 was a rough one. Ben started out the day by waking up early, sneaking into the kitchen and taking a huge bite out of his birthday cake I had left on the counter. Well, that led to a morning of time-out in his room which led to a nap while I ran to the store and made another cake. Both boys napped and Adam had to go into work while I decorated Ben's Captain America cake. Then both boys woke up, while I was still finishing up the cakes, so they were left to play in the living room by themselves. Well, somehow Ben got mad at Nick and Nick ended up with a big puzzle piece to the eyebrow, resulting in blood shed. Ugh. So, that resulted in more time out and the faux cancellation of his mini-party. Which led to tears. Ben might have been a little dehydrated today from all the crying.
But, by the end of the day, he more or less pulled it together and we had the Secrest's over for dinner and cake. Luckily, Adam was able to make it home for dinner. Ben's mini party was a combination Jake and the Neverland Pirates (because Walmart had some cute stuff) and Captain America (because it was a pretty easy cake to make).
He is still so weird about singing Happy Birthday. He does the same thing at other kids' birthdays, too. Blowing out the candles was a group effort. Maybe all the hyperventilating and crying throughout the day left him a little short of breath. Sorry for the bad singing!
Here's to hoping that the first day of 4 was a fluke and not going to be the norm for the next 364 days!
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