Kyle had his 4th birthday Friday, September 19th. What better way to celebrate than have a Curious George party! For those of you who may not know, Kyle is a bit of a monkey fanatic. He has a monkey themed bedroom, loves to read Curious George books and watch the t.v. show on PBS. He also loves watching (and re-watching) the CG movie. I think he got that gene from Patrick b/c I never watch a movie, or t.v. show, more than once. Anyways, he loves monkeys. I even made him a monkey cake. It was pretty good, although not as good as Martha's. I love getting into all the details of birthday parties for my kids - it's only once a year!
We had an inflatable in our back yard for entertainment, which was a great idea I must say. The kids would have stayed in there all day if I didn't ask them to come inside for pizza and cake. Then we had to bring out the Curious George pinata. Kyle had a blast and he kept saying it was the best birthday ever! It was worth all the effort, then.
It's hard to believe how much he has changed in the last week. It may just be that I'm paying closer attention to what he can do. I feel like he is much more independent now. He doesn't need me to pull out the plastic bowls from the cabinet, he can just push his little chair over, climb up on the counter and get one himself. Then he can pour the goldfish that he got out of the pantry by himself into the bowl, too. That's just an example. I'm thinking he's getting this confidence from preschool. It makes me a little sad, but I love to watch him become a little man.
