Willem woke up to find ballons on his door and all over the living room floor, his birthday poster and his train birthday banner flying high. He told Grandma, "I can't believe this".
It was like turning the big 0-4 unlocked his superpower to talk with his friends. As soon as we sat down for breakfast at school, Willem began talking to all his friends and telling them he was 4. He quickly ate and joined his other classmates in line to talk with them. We're now a week past his birthday and this new Willem's confidence is growing each day.
That day he went to school and I came to his class at Circle Time to participate in his "Celebration of Life". It was really sweet. Willem held a globe and there was a sun on the floor. I shared his birth story and then the class sang a song as he walked around the sun. Then we talked about when he was 1 and he walked around the sun again. You get the picture. He was quite bashful. Then he picked the game/song for circle time and chose Where's the doggy's bone. We had lunch together with his best friend Samantha(had no idea about this friendship). She told me all about how he was a prince and she was the princess.
The innaugral use of our families "You Are Special" plate. We had gotten the idea from our cousins to have 1 or 2 plates we bring out on special occasions to be used by the guest or diner of honor. Willem was excited to use it for his birthday dinner. For his dinner he requested chicken, beans, rice and grapes. Jason wasn't able to join us as he worked late but that just made Willem's birthday week more fun as he was able to open more presents the next night with Dad.
Trying out the lawnmower Tia Julie gave him.
For his bday he asked for his very own spray bottle for cleaning. That was an easy birthday wish to make come true. He and Ellie have since spent hours cleaning walls and trains.
Happy 4th Birthday to our inquisitive, silly, bouncy, loving son Willem!
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