I almost forgot.

Ethan.

You turned 5.

Here's what happened.

I'll try & keep it in order.

First, you smiled for me the night before so I could take one last picture of you being 4.

I loved you at 4. I'm looking forward to all the craziness & silliness 5 will bring!

I asked you what you wanted for your birthday dinner and you requested In-n-Out. So you and Daddy picked it up and we all sat on the patio and dined like kings.

(Thank you, Ethan! Thank you!!!)

Then I made you and Brother hug. But you both wanted to, cuz it was your birthday and you were especially kind.

I made you a fantastic strawberry cake per your request, and then we sang Happy Birthday to you. You made a wish, made this funny face, then blew out your #5 candle.

Then...

2 days later you had a birthday party!

Your best buddy from school was there!

 Even Gramma Vicki was there! 

Your cousins were there...

So were you Aunts and Uncle!

And the most important person of all showed up...

Baby Christian!

Here you two are making the famous Bucky Beaver face. You gotta show him how to puff out his cheeks a little more...

Practice makes perfect!

And that's what happened on your birthday. You were very happy, still are, and just asked me yesterday, 

"When is it my birthday again?"

Besos. Mwah.