Happy FOURTH Birthday, Skogen!

Skogen!  It's your birthday!!!!  You are FOUR years old!  This evening I read you a book that I made online of the story of your birth.  You were amazed to see what I looked like with you in my belly and you smiled and beamed when I showed you how happy your Daddy, your sister, and I all were to welcome you into this world.  We are still so happy to have you, Skogen, and feel so privileged to be your family.  Even though we aren't celebrating until Friday with your friends, I decided to go ahead and have a special day for you.  In fact, you have had a special week!  Daddy took you to the cities with him for a one of his eye doctor appointments and because you were so good, he took you to ride some rides at the Mall of America.  You love alone time with Daddy and haven't stopped talking about being with Daddy and riding on the rides since you got home.  

This morning I had some presents on the breakfast table and some pancakes with frosting and sprinkles waiting for you when you woke up.

I also decorated your door with streamers and balloons!

When you woke up, you had no idea what to think of the balloons.  You knew they were for you, but it was almost like you were so happy and excited, it made you shy!  When I told you that we had a special birthday breakfast, though, you jumped out of bed and ran into the kitchen.  Then you woke up Maida and Daddy because you just couldn't wait for them to get up and celebrate with us!

(Ignore my long johns.  :)  I went skiing the night before and hadn't changed, yet!)

After pancakes we opened presents.  You let your brother and sister help you open the big present.  You were so excited to get the snowmobile that you have been wanting from Costco!

You were also really excited about some presents your southern family sent up for you!

Before bed Uncle Brandon, Aunt Karlie, Kinley, and Evyn called on the computer to sing you Happy Birthday.  We all had fun seeing them on the webcam.  They made your whole night!

 You can't wait to bring cupcakes to school tomorrow and you especially can't wait for your party on Friday, although you really don't understand why it was your birthday today and your party is on Friday, but seemed to just go with the flow of things today, anyway.  You love to tell me you are four now and keep promising that now that you are four, you won't do anything naughty.  Ha!  I stole an idea from a friend and decided to interview you today.  You loved being interviewed and kept begging for more questions!  Here's our interview...

1. What is your favorite color? Green and Blue and Brown
2. What is your favorite toy? My firetruck
3. What is your favorite fruit? oranges
4. What is your favorite tv show? Scooby Doo
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? pizza
6. What is your favorite outfit? My white sweatshirt with my blue pants.
7. What is your favorite game? Hi-Ho Cherry-O
8. What is your favorite snack? An orange
9. What is your favorite animal? A lion
10. What is your favorite song? The Alligator one with the monkeys in the trees and the alligator snaps the monkeys right out of the trees!
11. What is your favorite book?  The book about Spider Man’s town.
12. Who is your best friend? Grant
13. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play ball
14. What is your favorite drink? Orange juice
15. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
16. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? My dream light
17. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Oatmeal
19. What do you want to be when you grow up? A doctor at the Mayo Clinic

20. What is your favorite room in the house? The living room.

21. What is your favorite thing about preschool? Playing cars

22. Where is your favorite place to visit?  Bumpa and Grandma’s house

23. What is the hardest thing you’ve ever done?  Built my new snowmobile.

24. What are you scared of?  Rock climbing

25. What makes you happy?  Mommy

26. What is something you are excited about?  Riding on rides at the Mall of America with Daddy.

27. What is your favorite thing about Daddy?  Doing rides with him at the Mall of America.

28. What is your favorite thing about Mommy? All the things she did for my birthday.

29. What is your favorite thing about Maida?  Playing dress up with her.

30. What is your favorite thing about Klaasen?  Playing cars with him.

31. What is your favorite thing about Torsten?  When he holds my hand.

I love you, Skogie Bear and love watching you grow. Your teacher wrote me an email today and told me that you are "a great kid and a pleasure to have in class."  You ARE a great kid (KID?!!  That sounds so old!) and I know that you will always be a pleasure to anyone, wherever you go.  

So proud of you,

 Mommy