Having sort of abandoned the blog, it's kind of hard picking where to start from in terms of bringing it up to date. We've been taking advantage an unseasonable warm Spring with lots of playing outside and visits to the parks, playgrounds, and zoo. No need to bore you with the barrage of those pictures.

So, with that, here's the highlights of Henry's 4th birthday. (That reminds me--'the boy' and I need to get crackin' on his 'Thank You' cards!)

The big day, April 10, actually fell on a Saturday! A sunny and halfway warm Saturday at that! (In the three years prior, his birthday either fell just before Easter or it has been bitterly cold.)

Spongebob may have invited everyone to the Krusty Krab (of Mooresville), but guests partied it up in our backyard!

Once the big day arrived, Henry (and Audrey) had a blast. Mommy and Daddy can get pretty boring after a while, so it was a welcomed change to have a lots of friends and family to play with. The day included the usual eating, presents, and cake, but the big draw was the 4-wheeler! Even Grandma took a spin!

The big gift from Mommy & Daddy was a NEW CAR!! (D'oh! that's 'The Price is Right!'). What we really got him was a NEW BIKE!

Funny story about the bike....
To surprise him on his actual birthday, we waited until Friday night to put it together. Taking it out of the box at 8:30pm, we noted that the frame of the bike was bent and therefore not-put-together-able (what an awesome new word!). Toys R Us was closed and not opening on Saturday at 9am. Doing some online research, we learned that the store where we bought the bike was 'out of stock' on that model. We'd...err... Jesse would have to go to a store FARTHER away to exchange it. FABULOUS! So with the party prep in full roar at home, Jesse drives over 45 minutes to Toys R Us and assembles the bike in the store parking lot (to ward off any other part malfunctions!)

So much for highlights, eh? Now a final collage of birthday pics! Some winners; some not so much!


More posts to come....including (eventually) our mini-vacation to Patoka Lake, IN!