Berkley is Four-tastic!!!

My funny little guy turned 4! He is a ball of energy and says the funniest things. As soon as he woke up, he walked down stairs and asked where his birthday balloons were! He did NOT want to wait for the party store to open for me to go get them! (FYI Moms, if your kids are in to Mario, you can only find stuff (ie balloons, plates etc) online.  Trust me, I looked EVERYWHERE!)

After doughnuts for breakfast and a fun day at preschool he came home and wanted to do just one thing. Play "MarioLuigi" aka Super Mario Bros for Wii. The kid is a pro, just don't try to take his 'fire or freezing' cause he will rumble with ya!

He loved his balloons so much that he had to throw his Mario costume on, so here is a sneak peak at Halloween 2010.

He did NOT want to wait for everyone to come over for cake. He wanted to open his presents NOW! Poor kid had to wait all night, but he did good. He picked Red Robin for dinner (and yes, he said I want to go to {think their jingle} Red Robin. Yummmm)  He loves that the mac n cheese is bottomless and that you get balloons!

Braden and Rusty and Rusty and Brenner, who decided he thought coloring looked cool, so he picked up a crayon, drew a sec, and then tried to eat it. Classic.

The wait staff came and sang to Berk and brought him a yummy ice cream sundae, but he was too busy playing with the balloons that came tied on it to pay any attention!

After dinner we had to break for a bit to put Brenner to bed, get a babysitter and head to Braden's pack meeting (next post). He was very specific about which cake he wanted and even came with me to pick it out and order it. (I added the Mario figures since again, you can't get Mario stuff anywhere!)

He kept walking by the table and grabbing gifts and opening them. He just couldn't wait for everyone to get there. He was so excited to get a guitar just like Braden got. They are fun little things, and the love to rock out to 'em.

When he opened the gift from his Noni and Pops he looked shocked, they gave him Mario Party 8, Just Dance and Mario Galaxy 2! He LOVES playing the Wii and these games are ones he has wanted forever!

I wish I'd had a better angle of this shot, he was so excited. He loves the Imaginext sets we got him last year. So this year a bunch of us got different pieces to help build up the Batman set we already own. This was the Penguin's sub and he thought it was so cool. He got rollerblades, a Mario poster, Moon Sand, a hot wheels track, a Buzz V smile game, some cool truck books, and a 'Finus and Ferb' jammies.

Blowing out the candle!

After everyone left they rocked out on their guitars. Brenner slept right through the whole rowdy thing! Berk you sure are a fun addition to our family. We waited four long year to get you and we are so grateful  that we did. You say and do the funniest things. Mostly things that you've heard me say. You insist on doing things yourself, except for bucking the seatbelt. You will not do it and it drives us all mad! You could play on your DS for hours but you'd gladly play in the backyard till nightfall too. You want to be just like Braden, but you also realize the attention Brenner gets and try to hold on the little kid inside too. You just started playing soccer, and your Dad is your coach. Just like Braden you love the idea of soccer, the actual game-not so much. But that's ok! You are a trooper and I love getting to spend one on one time with you everyday when B1 is at school and B3 naps.

I just know I am gonna blink and four more years will go by nd I'll be writing about your baptism! Crazy! Happy Birthday Berkers!