Happy 4th Birthday Grant!

Grant is FOUR!!!!

Grant has been waiting for his 4th birthday for a very...long...time. Because on this day, February 18th, 2013, Grant was allowed to graduate to a booster seat and join the ranks of the big kids in the swagger wagon. 

He only looks a little but happy about it, right?!?

I truly believe he was more excited about getting a booster seat then anything else.

First we drove to target to go pick one out. We made a very big deal out of the fact that this would be the absolute last time he would ever ride in his "cow" seat. That was unfortunate. All of Target's boosters were super lame. We had to get back into the car and drive a few miles to see if the Baby's R Us had any better options. You had better believe that we had a time and a half getting him back into his "baby" seat. And what was worse, we were possibly buying his new booster from a place with "Baby" in the title. Luckily L and S pitched in and talked about what a cool store it was. Suffice it to say he was appeased and loves his new booster. He is super pleased that he can now buckle himself and so are mom and dad!

Grant's Friend B-day Party

Grant wanted and Angry Birds cake this year. I had a hard time figuring out what to do but I ended up very pleased with the final product and so did Grant!

Grant invited his four best buds to jump for a couple of hours at Pump It Up:

L to R: Grant, Gordon, Kelton, Austin, Kaleb

Showing off their muscles!

 After jumping we came back and did lunch, cake, and presents. It was easy and awesome! I love all these boys!

On Grant's actual birthday the kids had school off in recognition of Presidents Day. Tim took the day off as well and we told G he could pick all of the days activities.

We started off at Chuck E. Cheese 

 Then we went to the park to play and fly Grant's new Angry Birds kite from his Best Friend Gordon

That night we had a family party. Grammy, Grandad, and Auntie Katie came over too. We had dinner, cupcakes, and opened presents. It was lots of fun!

Thank you to everyone who called to wish Grant a Happy B-day! I'm sorry that he was being a poo poo head and wouldn't talk to anyone. You all have Tim to thank for that :) Thank you also for the b-day money Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Jason, and Aunt Becca. He had a great time at Target buying a new double barrel Nerf gun, a new baseball and bat, and an Angry Birds watch. I wanted to post that pic of him with those presents here but the pic is on my phone and not, I do not know how to get them from my phone to here. Barnes family: the baseball outfit you sent is perfect! He loves it and wears it all the time. Every time he sees it he says how he is going to wear it to practice when T-ball season starts.

Grant at 4:
Favorite:
Foods - strawberries, grapes, HEB gumballs, chicken with ketchup, chinese food, batter dipped cod, yogurt, cheese, ice cream
Books - any book! He loves to memorize one line per page books and "read" them to me at night. His current favorite is the Beranstain Bears "Bears in the Night"
Things to do - Grocery shop with mom at HEB Plus and get a gumball at the end, go swimming, behave like a ninja on the trampoline, go mini golfing, sleepovers at Gordon's, hang out with Samuel and Lillie, color (he is getting super good at coloring in the lines and will spend a good hour concentrating on a picture)
Favorite Places - Gordon's house, Pump It Up, The Children's Musuem, The Majik Theatre, Just Add Children, Utah, Grammy's House, the park, the bank (b/c sometimes he gets lollipops), HEB Plus (or Pus as he calls it), Chuck E Cheese, Sunbeam class, Ms. Kim's orange class at Pre-school
TV Shows - Power Rangers, Bo on the Go, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally, The Lorax

Not So Favorites -
Food - vegetables, or any "live" food besides the above mentioned. When he asks for a snack he specifically asks for one "from the pantry" and gets very upset every time I tell him he's gotta eat fruit or veggies first
Sharing, not being allowed more snacks, talking to people or letting them know that he likes them ;)

Things that we love about Grant:
Besides how shy and ornery he may come across at first G really is such an agreeable, pleasant, and fun little boy! Every time I drop him off at pre-school, or childcare at the gym he acts all shy as though he doesn't want to be there. But the moment I'm gone he warms up and has a great time! He really loves his teachers at school, church, and at the gym.
Grant still sucks his thumb and plays with the tags on his shirt. He loves them so much I made him a blanket that is covered with tags so he can always find one! Possibly a bad idea but since we're not trying to wean him off of tags at the moment I figured it would make life easier on everyone. Plus, right now at least, it's super cute!
Every morning, about 30 minutes before it's time to get up Grant comes and cuddles with us in bed. He immediately falls asleep and he looks so peaceful and content. I love knowing that it's because he feels safe and happy with us. What a great start to every day!
He loves to help me bake and cook - he's my little sous chef
Helping Tim wash the car
Saying prayers over the food or family prayers at the end of the day

We love you Grant!