our little super hero turned four

our little(or i should say big) super hero, Chase, turned four on monday. FOUR! that just seems so big to me! and well, he really is big and mature and this fun little boy that has always seemed bigger and older then he really was. but wow... just thinking back to four years ago when i was snuggling him in the hospital and memorizing his chubby cheeks and tiny hands and thinking of the perfect name to give this sweet boy. Chase. our lovable and funny boy who is now four and asking when he can be ten. 

Chase is currently our little superhero. he is obsessed with anything DC or Marvel. Batman or Ironman. the superhero changes daily but he loves them all. he likes to make his little sister be the hulk and Fisher is always captain america but it's fun to see them play together. Chase is also the bossy one in the group and the other siblings usually fall suit into Chase's demands. But he is nice about it and fair and is truly an amazing brother to his siblings.

  the day before Chase's birthday we decided to have some friends over for cake and candles. i found these fun little mask for the kids and Chase just took to Ironman. He truly is meant to be a super hero! 

Chase got to help me make his cake. He loves being in the kitchen with Wayne and I and always asking to help. he likes to tell me what he thinks we should add, which usually is eggs or milk or cheese. he was a little dissapointed that the frosting on the cake wasn't red. red is favorite color because both Ironman and Spiderman have red in their costumes. i tried to explain that the blue frosting was for batman and spiderman but he wasn't convinced. however, add a lot of brightly colored fish and you have solved that dilemma! 

singing happy birthday.

Chase got a fun little hat from his teacher at school. he was so excited to celebrate his birthday with his friends there. he loves going to school and when he got to bring treats for his birthday he was so excited. he also didn't want to take off his birthday hat either. 

for his birthday dinner Chase picked the T-rex Cafe. it's such a fun place for the kids with huge moving dinosaurs and volcanoes and fish everywhere! 

Chase also requested that he open his presents at the restaurant which we all agreed would be a fun idea. he was so happy and so excited, as were the other kids. it was such a fun night for our little family. 

happy birthday Chase! 

we love you so so much and are so grateful for the many blessings you have brought to our family. you are the biggest helper with such a sweet love for your brothers and sisters. you are always the first to invite them to play with you. you have the biggest imagination and your knowledge and love for animals has become such an amazing talent of yours. you are so supper smart and i can't believe how much you know and how fast you grow. i just love watching you grow! you are going to be so amazing and you already are! we love you so much!!