memories of turning four

yesterday we celebrated our sweet parks turning four

it was pretty simple and full of his favorite things

highlights for his momma:

“my birthday makes me happy”

and as i was walking up the stairs last night after everything, he was going to the bathroom downstairs with the door slightly opened and we had a conservation, whispering love and birthday thoughts back and forth- all in whispers:

 “it’s your birthday and it’s my birthday!

happy birthday!

 you are four and i am four! i love you, momma…

i love you, my birthday boy.”

 and it was something i think i will always remember. i continued up the stairs in awe.

he requested a paw patrol cake

so i found a cake topper set ($10.99 on amazon) + he can play with them now

and put them onto a simple white cake

the candles are beeswax (we use this pack for every birthday) and the ‘p’ (because he loves the letter ‘p’) is from a local shop in charlotte/in optimist hall called archer paper goods

his face when he saw his cake was just pure, genuine love

cake topper pieces | here

my husband, nash and i surprised parks at school for cupcakes

he always talks about us coming to visit him… and he just loved it.

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he really took in his friends and teachers singing to him

a birthday breakfast: cinnamon rolls + fruit + balloon

toy story 4 cupcakes for his friends at school

we ended the day with dinner at the pizza peel with my husband’s family

and then went home for cake and a few gifts

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he also got to watch a show on our laptop in mom and dad’s bed

it was all pretty simple… but to a four-year-old

i think it was everything.

seeing your smile all day

-on your special day-

warmed my heart- so much.

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