Happy Birthday, Zion!

Check out how my baby has grown!

My big boy is 4 years old already! Wow, how time flies. Zion has been waiting for his birthday to come for months, so I was so relieved when it was finally here ;) He was easy to shop for: Spiderman or superhero anything, which is easy to find at garage sales. In the morning we ate his special Lucky Charms birthday cereal, then rushed off to ... the Emergency Preparedness Fair!
Zui was in charge of this Fair, which happened to land on Zion's bday. It turned out to be for the best because of all the great entertainment we had there. Zion thought this Nemo jumper was all for his bday!


There were also tons of games for the kids to play. Zeya loved this beantoss game and stayed there for a good 45 minutes.Here's a look at the fair. Lots of volunteers came together to pull this off.


The fire truck came...just for Zion's birthday!
He was so excited.
Anjuli with cousin Kaila.



After naps we went to Chuck E Cheese and Mcdonald's.We splurged and bought one happy meal to share, only because the toy was Transformer's Optimus prime (he's really into that, too).

Later that night we had our family bday party, which Dad and Yvonne came to.Zion wanted cupcakes, easy to please ;)

Finally, time to open presents!
His first present was a huge Galaxy glow in the dark marble roll ($5 g-sale). It took Zui 3 hours to put together, with almost 500 pieces. This pic was taken the next day after it was assembled. The kids are enthralled by it.Another big favorite: the nerf gun! Complete with velcro vests and extra bullets.
I think this toy was just as much for Zui....he sure loves it, too ")
And of course the Batman costume! Zion has been asking for one for months. Little did he know we had already picked one up for $1 at a garage sale months before, and threw it in our Halloween box.

That pretty much covers it. It was a fun and crazy day, so fun to see Zion all excited over his special day. On Monday his preschool class sang to him over cupcakes. He loves preschool.Happy Birthday, Zion! At age 4 Zion loves: Oatmeal for breakfast, any dessert, especially brownies and icecream, hot dogs with bbq sauce, toys: Spiderman mostly, but also Superman, other superheros, Buzz Lightyear, and Transformers. He's still really into puzzles and will often spend a good half hour doing the same puzzle over and over again. Loves water, the pool, his bike (learning how to ride a "1-2" wheeled bike!) and anything outside. He is quick to get into fights but also quick to say "sorry". And, my favorite, he STILL holds my hand when he takes his nap:
I love ya, ZyZy!!