Jackson's 4!!

So, our little boy isn't so little anymore. He turned 4 January 24th. We're not sure we like 4, he is more whiny and doesn't like to follow directions, but we are trying to work on it! At his 4 year well check,  he was 36 lbs., 50% and 40.5 inches, 50%.  So, growing steadily. This is the first year we did a friend party, and we think it went well. There are a few things we would have changed, like we never sang happy birthday and we didn't get a good group picture. There was just too much going on, and it was forgotten. But the kids were good and seemed entertained, and the decorations were great!! Mikelle made this banner with the help of her mom and Kristin. 

Mickey was the theme, and Jackson was so excited for his Mickey party. Mickey Mouse even called him on his actual birthday. It was so cute to see how excited Jackson was. We are hopping to take the kids to Disney Land this summer to make it even more special. And we are planning a Minnie party for Brooklyn one of these years, so we can use a lot of the stuff over again!!

We were able to find fun Mickey Mouse bowls for the food and a fun frame with a picture of Jackson wearing Kristin's Mickey ears. We tried to keep it simple, so we just frosted cupcakes and put Oreos on top that looked like Mickey heads. Papa Halterman did a great job!! Mikelle's parents and Kristin were able to come help with the party, and we were so thankful!

For the main course, you can't go wrong with pizza. We had a lot of different ideas about  how to make the pizzas, but in the interest of time we decided to keep it easy and just make Mickey heads out of pepperoni, and deal with square heads not circle. 

The party started with a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse while we waited for all to arrive. Then the kids colored  Mickey pictures, we had a scavenger hunt where the kids found Mickey ears, Mickey shaped Rice Krispies Treats and Mickey cups. Then we had lunch, played outside, ate cupcakes, opened presents, then destroyed the toy room!

Brooklyn couldn't miss one minute. We tried to get her to nap while we were setting up, but no luck! That girl knows what she wants, and usually gets it! Kristin came all dresses up! We can always count on her to liven things up a bit!!

Tessa also came dressed up. How cute is she?! These two are the best of friends. They always want to get together and play, and thankfully they have had lots of play time while Aunt Kendra watches Jackson and Brooklyn while Mikelle does some more physical therapy. Thanks Aunt Kendra!! You're the best.

And of course, we had to try and get a shot of Brooklyn with ears too. She wasn't too thrilled to be wearing them, but at least it's a decent shot. Jackson is already planning for his party next year, monsters!!