Nolan's 4th Birthday

We celebrated Nolan's 4th birthday a few days early this year since we knew we would be in the Keys during his special day.  Nolan didn't mind and loved opening his gifts early and having a little bit of birthday cake before his actual birthday :)

Nolan's new best friend, "Zoomer" the dinosaur.  It's a robotic dinosaur that moves around, roars, chomps, burps, and laughs.  Nolan controls him with a remote and loves it!!  His eyes also change colors depending on his mood and Nolan likes to make him mad so he can see his eyes turn red.

A train table!!!  

Nolan loves this thing too.  Every time we go to someone's home that has a train table he is immediately occupied for hours.  He intently runs the trains along the tracks, uses the cranes and trucks at the construction site, and likes to make the people walk around the city as well.   His imagination really comes out when he plays with the table, it's fun to see.

Happy birthday Nolan!

Mary Clare got Nolan a Ninja Turtle shell that he can wear while he stops crime around the house.  He loves it and walks around karate chopping things all day long.

He really wanted a sword but I'm not ready to give him pretend weapons yet so we opted for a paper towel roll instead.  It fits perfectly in the sword holder :)

Nolan gets to take a special treat to school to celebrate with his friends as well.  I got some pre made sugar cooked from Kroger and doctored them up a bit…I think they turned out cute!

I say this every year, but it truly is hard to believe that Nolan is another year older.  I can still remember our days in the hospital with him so well, although I know small details are starting to fade, which makes me sad because I want to remember every little thing about our baby Nolan.  The big boy that he is turning out to be is fantastic.  He is a great listener and loves to learn about new things.  He asks good questions, is nice to his friends and his family, is extremely funny, and can be shy at times too.  His favorite foods right now are pancakes, turkey, veggies, all fruit, shirley temples, hot dogs, and chicken. He loves to play with his trains, tools, Ninja Turtles, MagnaTiles, and is showing interest in board games as well.  He is a lot of fun and I can't wait to watch him grow as a four year old!