Collin Henry Turns 4!

It may be two weeks after the fact, but I'm finally doing a post on Collin's birthday!

We just moved a couple of weeks ago and that combined with being pregnant and Jarrod's classes starting back up this Fall have made life pretty crazy.  We are taking it one day at a time, but I think we often feel like we're hanging on by a thread!  This season has definitely been a lesson from the Lord.  If you know me, I'm a planner and I'm often working several steps ahead of myself, but I physically/mentally/emotionally cannot operate like that currently.

CHB turned 4 on Tuesday, September 16.  He went to school, shared cupcakes with his friends and got to wear a special birthday crown his teachers made for him.  He had a great day!  We came home after school and let him open presents from Jarrod and myself (ninja turtle stuff galore), he FaceTime'd with his Mimi and PawPaw and then we hosted our Community Group that evening.  Round 2 of cupcakes and I would say that turned his day into EPIC!

Cupcakes he took to school - chocolate on chocolate with dirt topping and a gummy worm for good measure!  Also sporting his special birthday crown!

Opening presents from Mommy and Daddy with Landy looking on :)

This is his new "excited" face

Cupcakes, round two.

We weren't having his party until Saturday, September 20 and gifts arrived in the mail from relatives throughout the week, so I'm pretty sure the boy thought the whole week was his birthday!

His present from Aunt Jami and Uncle Daniel.  I told him to give me a "superhero pose", and this is what I got!

Saturday morning rolled around and we had a hectic morning getting ready for his party.  I got sick in the shower.  That's right, currently 29 weeks and still experiencing the occasional morning sickness.  Jarrod went to pick up balloons only to find that they hadn't even been blown up yet.  Collin's Nonne and Papa showed up, and I realized I have nothing to wear.  At one point I said, "I'm having a hard time finding something that completely covers my belly."  Jarrod's reply was, "I don't think there IS anything that will completely cover your belly."  Husband of the year!

Our theme this year was a Camp Out theme, and Collin really wanted his Daddy to set up our tent in the back yard and to spend time outside for his party rather than inside, but it was SO hot that morning and really humid.  So we had a camp out birthday party inside the house.

Happy Birthday-Party-Day!  Like I said, his "excited face":)

Yummy cake!

Check out that belly!

Fish bait

The birthday boy and Mommy

After the party, we ran some errands with Nonne and Papa and just had a good rest of the day as a family.

He was worn out!

Collin loves being 4.  He thinks he is SO big now, and he keeps asking when his babies are going to get here.  He tells me daily that my belly is "so huge", and he kisses his "baby bubba" and "baby sisty" often.  If we can get him to sit still long enough, he will even tell them a story or sing a song to them.  He's going to be a great big brother!