Happy Birthday Jared!

I love celebrating my kids birthdays! I love making it a special day for them. We had a lot of fun. Jared woke up to his room being filled with balloons and then we made his requested breakfast of monkey bread.

After we got ready for the day Grandma Sue took Jared to the store to pick out his present.  He chose a  miniature garbage truck and got 3 "workers" (digger, excavator, bulldozer).  These items will be a recurring theme.
After he got his presents we headed out to Jared's surprise outing....A bounce house. He had so much fun Saturday at the library we decided it would be the perfect birthday outing. He loved it!  He quickly got over his apprehensions and loved climbing, sliding and bouncing. Lydia loved it too.  She had no fears whatsoever.  The taller the slide the better. They both had a blast.

 This slide was so fast and fun!

We brought our lunch to eat there, (I loved that you could bring your own food in) so we could play as long as possible. When we got home Jared told me he wasn't tired and didn't need a nap and then proceeded to sleep until I woke him up at 3:15. Lydia was wiped out too. Jared played with his new workers (and had a very difficult time sharing) while I worked on his cake which turned out perfect. I loved this cake! There was like no way I could mess it up.  Construction sites are pretty rough. It was delicious as well.

We conducted his birthday interview, a somewhat painful process but worth it. Here are his answers as a 4 year old:

1. What is your favorite color? Blue, yellow, orange and red.
2. What is your favorite toy? Garbage truck, Garbage cans, workers.
3. What is your favorite fruit? Apples
4. What is your favorite movie? Garbage truck and worker videos (YouTube)
5. What do you do well? Play with #4 balloons
6. What do you like to do with Daddy? Play soccer
7. What makes you happy? Playing with my garbage truck and workers
8. What is your favorite scripture story? Hurt Jesus (crucifixion)
9. What is your favorite song? Scripture Power
10. What is your favorite animal? Dogs and bunnies
11. What is your favorite book? Garbage truck and construction workers
12. Who is your best friend? Mommy
13. Where is your favorite place to go? Park and Bounce House
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Ride my bike
15. What is your favorite drink? Milk
16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas and Halloween
17. What do you like to do with Mommy? Cuddle
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pumpkin muffins
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Beef Stroganoff
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Garbage Man

I love doing this interview! This year we recorded it and plan to do so each year. As you can see garbage trucks and workers are a very important part of his life right now!

Then he opened presents and was thrilled with what he got.  We got him some garbage cans to go with the amazing Garbage truck my Mom got him. He loves it. He also got one of those huge metal dump trucks. Buying presents was pretty easy.  We ate dinner and enjoyed our cake and ice cream. When Jared got in the bath he said he wanted a short bath so he didn't "waste" any playing time.

We had so much fun celebrating Jared's special day! We are so happy he is ours and we could celebrate his special day.