Tyler's birthday was this past Sunday. I still can't believe my baby is FOUR! We decided to celebrate a little early, so that we could have a fun party and still observe the sabbath. Saturday, however, was a little busy with John's final (whew...thank heavens it's over) and my community social committee activity (double whew...thank heavens it's over), so Friday night it was. We had told Tyler we'd have a party, but we didn't give any specifics simply because it's been a crazy time of year with a new baby, Christmas coming, and SO MUCH ILLNESS (I won't even go in to the details of how sick we've been lately).
Friday morning Tyler woke up to these fun balloons that John had bought the night before on his way home from the airport (yes, amidst all this craziness, John had to travel for work)
Then we had oatmeal with birthday sprinkles. Yeah, I know, we go all out. At least Tyler thought it was pretty cool.
That evening we headed off to Chuck-E-Cheese. It was perfect! Tyler loved it. He used about half of his tokens on flying "the jet." I especially loved when he added his own sound effects.
We opened presents and had pink cake with pink, brown and white ice cream as requested by the birthday boy. 
I'm just so proud of our little guy. He's grown up so quickly, but I love the big boy he's becoming. He is gentle, kind, outgoing, and funny as can be. He is a great helper and a fantastic big brother. I just can't imagine my life without my little Tyler Bear!
