Garrett's birthday in a nutshell....

We had big plans for the day. First up, he wanted to go Dunkin Donuts to eat a donut inside; that we went inside was a big deal. We had a coupon for a free meal at Red Robin (for his birthday) and then we were going to head to Toys R Us. That was the plan.

In the end, he was perhaps too anxious to get to the rest of the festivities of the day, that he didn't want to go into Dunkin. "You can go in if you want to, but I'll stay here, otherwise there's a drivethru." Next we went to the toystore. We have quite the ritual when we go there. It involves going to play with the train table, then going over to the power wheels and playing on those. We started the ritual in the usual manner, but once we were done with the trains; we detoured to pick out new underwear, Handy Manny for all who were wondering.

Then we went over to the Power Wheels...Garrett practically drools over these every time. But those buggers are pricey. "How bout I save up money to buy one of these, just like Curious George did when he wanted the boat?" Kay, great, I do give him money here and there because he is turning into a great help--sweeping, mopping, and shovelling without being asked. He picked out the Escalade for the one he would like to save up for; hey at least he dreams big. So now he is $300 some away from his purchase....

Then we went to Red Robin for lunch. Since he is now 4, he decided what he was going to get and told me he was going to order it himself. Sure enough, when the girl came over, "I'd like chicken fingers and apple slices. Thank you" He's so big now! They came out and sang to him and gave him balloons and ice cream; which made his day.

He was so grown up today. It's hard to believe that just 4 years ago he was a newborn, on some level it seems so long ago and then other times, it seems like last week. Tim's mom kept the baby so it was just the two of us. I truly enjoyed spending the day with him. He cracked me up; at one point in the day, I asked him how he was and he said "I think I'm perfect". He's such a good kid and I'm so blessed.