My little boy is 4! Seriously, where has the time gone? He is so precious and I love being with him every single day. Jay was pretty excited about his birthday this year. He had three birthday parties! The first was at his preschool (I have pictures coming). Then we had a family party at home. I made him chicken nuggets, french fries, carrot sticks and red pepper slices accompanied by a variety of dipping sauces. For dessert we had brownies with ice cream and strawberries. After dinner we took Jay bowling.
There's a bowling ally in the mall next to our apartment and Jay loved it. He's been playing Wii Bowling a lot lately, so doing the real thing was pretty exciting. Jay's third party was with all his friends. We had Ray and RJ, Ivan, Josh and Jake, Sophie, Noah and Will, and Francisca and Arago.
Plus all their parents. It was quite a crowd!
We had snacks and cake in our apartment (we were going to have it in the park but it was raining) and then we played games downstairs in the common area. We had planned on playing Duck, Duck Goose and Penny in the Flour but after a few attempts we let in and allowed the kids to just run around screaming, which is what they wanted to do anyway.
We did have a pinata but it wasn't too exciting because the pinatas in Chile have a string you pull to let out all the candy instead of hitting it. The kids did go crazy diving for the candy though!
It was a great birthday. One of these days I'll try to have a theme party for Jay but that will have to happen when we get back to the States. Jay still hasn't had a birthday in the U.S. except for the day he was born :)
We took Jay to the doctor for his 4 year old check up and he weighed 38 pounds and was 41 inches tall. What a big boy! He's in the 50th percentile for height and weight. We entered his info into the Baby Center Height Predictor and he's supposed to be 6 feet tall by the time he's 18. He's on track developmentally too. He LOVES to play games right now. He received several games and puzzles from his grandparents for his birthday including Toy Story Yatzee and Eye Spy. He also loved the puppet making set and Magnadoodle he got from Grandma and the kid digital camera Nonna sent him.
He's definitely a spoiled boy! It's fun playing with him. He and daddy are always wrestling and doing the "rip to the eye" move on each other. They also love to play ball and hide and sneak. They have also been playing Penny on the Flour lately. I'm not sure if it's a game Mike's family made up or what but I've never heard of it before. You put a bowl of flour upside down on a plate and take off the bowl so it leaves a mound of flour. Then you place a penny on top. Each player then takes a turn slicing through the flour with a knife until the penny drops. Whoever looses has to pick of the penny with his mouth. It's pretty funny to watch.
Jay still loves playing cars and trains too. He's picking up on a lot of new things lately. He's trying a lot of the psychology we use on him to get what he wants from us now. For example, the other day we were taking the Metro back from the city center and there were two empty seats. I sat down with him on my lap so someone else could sit in the other chair. He didn't want to sit on my lap so he turned to me and said, "Mom, you can either stand up and hold onto the bar or you can sit in this seat next to me. Those are your choices." I had a hard time keeping a straight face as I made my choice to sit next to him. So funny! I love my little man and I can't believe he's already 4 years old. I'm so glad he still loves to cuddle me and give me kisses. I hope I still have many years ahead before he's too old for that. I love you baby!!!!
