Fishing!

Dylan requested a fishing pole for his birthday from his Grandpa Dave, and Grandpa did not disappoint! As soon as Grandpa got out of the car Dylan was right there asking about his fishing pole. Luckily Grandpa had it in an easily accessible location and was nice enough to give the fishing pole to Dylan right away! After Grandpa got the fishing pole assembled, he showed Dylan how to cast the line and after a few tries Dylan started to get the hang of it.
On Saturday morning we headed to the pond at Anchor Park to go fishing. Dylan couldn't wait to try and catch a fish. However, we weren't so lucky, I think we needed worms, we were just using what bait came with the fishing pole. But Dylan didn't give up easily, and had a ton of fun casting the line, reeling it in and learning some fishing secrets from Grandpa!

Grandpa showing Dylan how to cast the line.

Any fish down there?

Maybe over here will be better?

What about here? No luck!

Dylan's 4th Birthday Party!

Dylan had such a great time at his birthday party. A few of his friends from daycare came over for the party as well as his good friends Brandon and Andrew. We also had a few little ones and our neighbors, so there were lots of kids running around the house in addition to the 10 adults. The kids stayed busy playing in the new playroom, shooting baskets at Dylan's new basketball hoop, riding bikes and trikes down our hill and running around the yard.

I made Dylan's birthday cake again this year. He loves superheros as most boys do and his favorites are Spiderman and Batman. I found some cake inspiration on pinterest and went from there. I think the cake turned out pretty good, however, I didn't center it very well and it's a little lopsided, but other than those two issues I was happy with it.

He ripped through his presents in record time and of course loved all of them, especially his new Ironman and Captain America action figures, batman car and spiderman shooting webs.

A big thanks to all our friends and Dylan's that came to the party, you made his day!

Happy 4th Birthday Dylan!!

It is hard to believe it's been 4 years since we first met you!

As you can see your eyes are closed in this picture, but I don't remember you sleeping all that much!

 Here are a few of your favorite things...

You have turned into such a fun little boy. Your dad love going to watch you at gymnastics and can't wait to watch you play t-ball this fall.

You love superheros right now, especially Spiderman, Batman and all the Avengers. And Curious George is still at the top of your list of shows to watch. You also love to watch Power Rangers from the 90's, that show is your Dad and I's least favorite. And sometimes you'll be all crazy and turn Caillou on, which is by far the worst. You also love to put puzzles together and can do most of the ones we have on your own. The iPad is probably your favorite thing right now, you love to do puzzles and play games on it and also watch shows on it.

You are still a great helper. You bring your plates and cups into the kitchen, try to get your own drinks and snacks and help throw the laundry in the washing machine. You also like to help put stuff in your sisters dresser drawers. You gave her two of your stuffed animals and the overnight diapers you outgrew.

You love to pick out your own clothes to wear to school, right now your Buzz Lightyear, Baseball and Curious George shirts are your favorite. Your dad and I got you a basketball hoop for your birthday, the Nerf hoop in the house just isn't cutting it anymore. You still love to play outside and run around like a wild man. I hope that doesn't change anytime soon.

Happy Birthday Dylan! We can't wait to see what the next year brings!!