Elden's 4th Birthday

A little over a week ago was Elden's birthday. I really can't believe that Elden is now FOUR!  Guess I need to prepare myself for this shock every year as my kids get older.  I've mentioned this before, but what is weird is that he is my youngest...and he's four!  There aren't any other babies or toddlers trailing behind, something that a few years ago I thought would have happened.  The twists in life are very interesting!  And don't get me wrong, Lee and I are happy with our family size.  There are a few things that are fun to think about with this stage of life...for instance that I done putting kids in diapers, never have to toilet train again, and that Clark can start babysitting next year (with no babies or toddlers to take care of, it should go over well!).

Elden wanted a Lightening McQueen cake this year.  I convinced him to have a blue McQueen. I didn't think I had enough red gel coloring to make it a nice red. (Turns out I probably did.) I was pleased to see I had the perfect color of blue though. And I actually finished the cake before midnight!  I was done about 9:30 or 10pm.  So nice!  Lee shaped the cake for me and I did the decorating.  I thought it turned out great.




The morning of his birthday he opened his presents. He enjoyed his card from Grandma and Grandpa Bartholomew.






Yep, we got him a new scooter.  Maybe I'm biased (but I don't think so ha ha...) but for a four-year-old (especially for a four-year-old!) he is GREAT on a scooter.  He's basically just as good as my other kids are!  He has been riding a scooter for several months now and loves it.









Some more pictures of the cake.  Elden leaned on it with his hand and made a dent....






In addition to the scooter he received a Hot Wheels car from each of his siblings.  He played with the cars ALL day!  Really, we should have just bought him a couple of Hot Wheels cars for Christmas! 


That night the Jeppsons came over to eat dinner and have Family Home Evening. We were glad they were here for the rest of the party--cake and ice cream.






Happy Birthday Elden!  You are still "the baby" no matter how old you get.  I love that you call your pjs "jammies" and that you constantly give out hugs and kisses.