William is FOUR!

My sweet baby boy is four years old today!  He was so excited about his birthday and had fun celebrating.  We had a small party at Grammie and Pop Pop's house that was full of Super Hero fun!  William wanted to be the Hulk for his party and was very opinionated about every aspect of his party.  Everything came together, we had a gorgeous day, and the birthday boy loved every minute of the day!  We also celebrated at Aunt Paula and Uncle Jimmy's on Sunday along with all of the other April family birthdays. 

After a weekend of fun, all William wanted to do on his birthday was to go to the park with Mommy and go to Panera for dinner.  He didn't want to have friends over, just a day with Mommy!  Totally made my heart melt and I really hope that's what he wants every year!!  We had an awesome time at the park running back and forth and doing everything he wanted!  He now makes sure everyone knows he is four and is super excited to be able to raise his hand as a four year old at school. 

My four year old loves super heros and ninja turtles.  He also loves playing with legos, cars and trucks, and tools.  He can entertain himself for quite awhile and is so imaginative.  I love just listening to him play.  William is a funny kid, he always has something to say and entertains us all on a daily basis.  We are always surprised by some of the things that come out of his mouth!  I really can't wait to see what the next year brings for my little boy.  He is growing up so much and is definitely not a baby anymore!!  Of course, he will always be my baby whether he likes it or not!  Here are some pics of my four year old and his birthday fun!

Superhero Lego Cake

Thanks Anslie!

Birthday Boy

Hulk Hands

Having fun!

Smash the pinata

Silly String Spider Web

The kids had a blast attacking the bad guy who stole the pinata!

Hulk Smash ready to party!

The only pic I got of him in full costume.  It was such a beautiful day he got way too hot.  He loved being the hulk for the day!

Captain America Fruit Tray

Happy Birthday William

Super Girl

April Birthday Celebration! 

Happy Birthday, William!

Loving his bat cave

Swings!

Fun with Mommy at the park!

Four at Panera

He chose ice cream cake for his actual bday.

Reading his story...Earth Day, Birthday!

Hulk rice krispy treats for school.

Birthday crown from school!

Meeting Everett and Easter

We finally made it up to Boston to meet sweet baby Everett and have some fun with Bea, Eddie, and Carrie.  We packed a lot into our short time with them and had a lot of fun! 

The girls were reunited!

First stop, the jewelry store where Uncle Eddie and Aunt Carrie get Emily her pearls.

All the kids got lollipops.

Then it was time for lunch.

William mastered multi straw drinking with 5 at once!

Back to the house for my first Everett snuggles.  Love him!

Bea opening her birthday gift, finally!

Easter morning, approaching Trinity church from behind.

Turned the corner and check out the line to get in!

Beautiful old church very full Easter morning.

Skipping to Brunch

Silly boys at brunch

Better?

The kiddos and Pop Pop

The cousins

Silly kids and Everett

Oldest and youngest

We visited the ducks in the park

Happy girl!

Happy boy!

Emily on Mama duck

Sweet Everett snuggling Grammie

Oh and I was there too!

Dance!!!

This weekend was Emily's first dance competition of the season.  I can't believe how much she has grown.  Her dances were all amazing and a huge step up from last year.  She started off as one of the first dances of the entire competition doing her duet of "A Bushel and a Peck".  It is a fun musical theater dance and her first duet.  She loves being on stage and this is her favorite dance.  She also did tap and lyrical group dances.  Overall it was a great day and a lot of fun!!

A Bushel and a Peck

2nd place overall

Zipadee Doo Dah

1st place overall

Gift of a Friend

2nd Place Overall

So pretty

Working so hard on her extension.

She got lucky with Mommy's flexibility or lack thereof!  She's accomplished more than I ever did though.  So proud!

Girl Scout Cookies!!

Emily loves Daisy Scouts and had a great time selling cookies.  She really got into it and kept trying to think of more people to call and ask.  Thank you so much to everyone that helped Emily reach and surpass her goal.  She wanted a stuffed cheetah and made it well past that goal and ended up as her troop's top seller.  I am so proud of her and she has learned so much.  Here are some fun pics of my girl and her cookies.