Ethan turns 4

Yesterday was Ethan's 4th birthday. He was so excited all day. Grandma and Grandpa Burns sent some money so I took him to the store and he picked out a couple of toys. He wanted to go home and wrap them up for himself but we never got around to that. That would have been funny to see him wrap up his own toys to unwrap himself. Then I took him out to eat at McDonalds. He was pretty much only excited about his happy meal toy. I had to encourage him to eat his food on more than one occasion. Our last stop was to the store to get icecream. We got home and made his cake and he decorated it by himself. I tried a new thing that I have never done before and it didn't work too well but oh well. It was one of those flimsy cake pans for pull apart cake. It was shaped into a dinosauer. The cake stuck to it pretty good but we still managed to get it out and try to shape it into the dinosauer it was supposed to look like. After he requested pancakes for dinner we played musical chairs (so glad we have a large family). We also played duck duck goose (helped me realize it isn't as easy as it used to be to get up off the floor) and then hide and seek. Then Ethan was able to open his presents. Zach was so nice. He gave Ethan the cute monkey he bought for himself at the museum his class went on for a field trip. Ethan had a great time and when he opened on of the presents he said, "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT". It was cute.

Ethan at McDonald's holding up 4 fingers for his new age


Ethan decorating his own cake.


That poor dino.



Ethan blowing out the candles. It took two big blows.


Ethan so excited for the gift Zach gave. He gave him a big hug.




Ethan enjoying his gifts.

Ethan, Happy B-day. I am so blessed to have you as part of our family. I love you so much and can't imagine life without you.

Yesterday was also a little eventful. Sunday I was doing Mayah's hair. I instantly knew when I saw it that it was a tick. SO GROSS. I remember getting ticks growing up and I also knew that my parents would either burn it or put something on it like vaseline or shortening to suffocate it. It would then release itself. Well I got oon the internet and found that those things are not done anymore because the tick could then release a toxin into your body and that is what spreads diseases. So they said the only way to remove it was to take tweezers and pull it out. OH EVEN MORE GROSS. SO I did it. I tried to remove it with the tweezers and well.......ummmmmmmm..........I only got the body of the tick out. The head stayed in. YUCK. So I tried and tried to use the tweezers to try and get the head out but there was no way it was coming out. I had to wait until Monday and I called the dr. and the nurse there told me to dig it out witha needle. I knew Mayah was not going to like this just like she didn't like me messing with it on Sunday. There was a little hole where I had been digging around trying to get the head out. It was very sore but I had to do it. Finally, I got the head out. Had to put hydrogen peroxide on it and then neosporin. I didn't take any pictures so you have to use your imagination here. Now I have to watch it to make sure there are no problems. I pray there isn't.