On December 2, Cody and Jaden officially turned 4 1/2 years old. Thankfully, I remembered the occasion just a few days in advance, so we had enough time to get the boys excited about having a small celebration. That evening, we went out to dinner as a family to Texas Roadhouse, only because we had a gift card and two free kids' meal coupons given to the boys from the library summer reading program. Cody and Jaden loved the restaurant peanuts but thought the rest of the meal was only so-so. Good thing we didn't have to pay for their half-eaten meals!
After dinner, we stopped by Grammy and Papa's house so they could help the boys eat dessert. Grammy took out some noisemakers which of course was a hit.
For dessert we served funfetti cupcakes with chocolate frosting and sang "Happy Half Birthday" to both Cody and Jaden.
In recognition of the "half" celebration, only half of each cupcake was decorated with sprinkles.
I think Jaden polished off his entire cupcake while Cody simply ate the frosted top half.
In so many ways, our 4 1/2 year olds seem so grown up and independent... independent from Mommy and Daddy at least! While Cody and Jaden certainly do have individual personalities, they are definitely each other's best companions and rarely play apart from each other. They often get hooked on the same things at the same time, so the following list of favorites is the same for each boy:
Favorite Activities: building Lego sets, coloring pictures (both boys are quite good at staying in the lines and are somewhat perfectionistic about doing so!), riding bikes in our driveway and around the block, dressing up in costumes, listening to stories, playing with matchbox cars, giving puppet shows
Favorite Games: the matching game with our Disney cards, Uno, Buzz, Chutes and Ladders
Favorite TV shows: Wild Kratts, Nature Cat, Curious George
Favorite Books: Bernstein Bears, Flat Stanley, Nate the Great
These two silly, energetic boys bring so much joy to our lives. God has truly blessed us! Happy Half Birthday, Cody and Jaden!
Ryan says, "I LOVE all those things, too!" Happy half-birthday, Jaden and Cody! :)
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