Mitchell's Blog: F-O-U-R

Okay so before you read this, make sure to work your way backwards, or forwards, whatever you prefer. By that I mean check out the new posts prior to today...I hadn't posted since June (wha???) so I'm catching up. I just can't believe it's the end of summer...AND...my sweet little man is F-O-U-R.

It does go as fast as everyone says it will...maybe even faster. When I think back at the morning we had him, when he was handed to us, I cannot believe what a miracle I was blessed with. Especially after the misfortunes we've suffered since trying after him. Were we really THAT lucky? Lucky enough to be given him, Mitchell. Yes, we were-we are. He makes our lives so fun, full of love and laughs and surprises. He's made me a better person. As I tell him, "Mitchell, I'm the luckiest Mommy in the whole wide world", and to that he always replies, "I'm the luckiest Mitchell in the wide world" (yes, he leaves out the "wide").

He wanted his birthday theme to be blue and black cars...yesssss, not the run-of-the-mill theme...I have some creative freedom here! So one day as we were driving around and I was pondering how to interpret blue and black cars for his theme and it hit me that he always points out the same cars, over-and-over, and that I should incorporate those on his cake. So there is was, the inspiration for the cake-which, by the way, for those of you who haven't picked up on it, I have a slight obsession with...fun cakes. So there-in lies the reason for me to design a car cake based on the top 5 cars that my son loves most.

We had an afternoon party with his buddies from school and family/friends. It was simple-just filled all the kids with sugar and sent them home with their parents (thanks fellow parents...I suffered too!) I got a cold 2 days before the party so I wasn't able to finish the games for the kids, which meant they ate even more sugar (thanks again, fellow parents). So here it is...

corvette...

pt cruiser...

jeep (da)...

audi...(tt)...

and "beetle bug" as he calls it...all around the circumference of the cake!

construction cone sippy cups for favors...and stripey paper straws for the grown-ups...

and here he is...doesn't he LOOK 4???

he sang along with everyone during "happy birthday"...so excited and proud to be FOUR...and when it was done he yelled, "we're getting married!!"

dig in...

this is the newest addition to our extended family-Bryson. Reese's cousin Rich, and his wife Diane, adopted Bryson about 4 months ago. Rich told me he feels so lucky because he doesn't think he could have made a baby this cute...

I disagree with Rich-mostly because he'd be saved by Diane (haha), but it's crazy how well Bryson's looks match those that Rich and Diane could have-his big blue eyes and fair hair and complexion-he's beautiful and we're so incredibly happy for them.

time to open presents...(notice there's only girls in these photos-and not because of the present opening...because most of Mitchell's buddies are girls!)