The countdown is on!

Patrick's birthday is almost here. I guess to some he is 4, seeing as it is days away, but to me, until it hits June 23rd at 8:56 am, he will still be 3. My baby has become so big, and he reminds me on a daily basis what a big boy he is by telling me in a condescending voice of sorts, "I can do it by myself!"

The clock is ticking, down to those moments when I have a 4 year old, and for the life of me I can not figure out how 4 years has gone by, it just seems to unreal. In the last four years we have nursed and weaned, we have had boo~boo's and ouchies, we have been sick and well, learned to crawl, talk, walk, had many haircuts, learned to sleep alone and potty trained. The list goes on, and I have been so thankful that I have been able to stay home so I never missed these things, and was able to document them. Trust me, my computer is filled with photos of my child, more than I ever thought a person could take.

I can not wait until Patrick's birthday and it is something I have planned with great pride. I took Patrick to Hobby Lobby this week, and he and I picked out his birthday theme together, well, kinda. It was more like, "I want this", and I said, "Okay", and threw it all in a basket, lol. I knew this year was going to be a big year for us, in many ways. It very well may be the first year that Patrick really remembers for years to come. I want his birthday to be spectacular and memorable. Does this mean I go rent a bouncy castle? If I had the cash......I very well might have, lol.

I can not wait to see what the rest of this year brings. An amazing birthday for Patrick, a new family member on the way, and I can not wait until Christmas to plan a memorable one for Patrick once again. May seem silly, but I can offer my child good, happy, fun, memories and that is something I want desperately to give him. We are having Patrick's birthday party on the evening of his Birthday, and I so can not wait, lot's of planning.

As some of you know Patrick has a severe dairy allergy and so this proves difficult for us at times. But being the awesome mom I am, lol, have carefully prepared for the best dairy free cake for my kiddo. I can't wait to take pictures of the big day, and post them here. Until then....you will have to read about something else.

Perhaps I will continue my Alaska story this week we will see.................