Ryder turned 4 early in August. His birthday always falls on the same weekend as our county fair and parade, and he choses to do those things instead of a big birthday party. We've been giving our kids a couple of choices for their birthday....either an outing, a small friend party, or a family party. I realized we were doing all 3 and it ended up being too much for everyone. We didn't just get to slow down and celebrate our kiddo and enjoy them. It was a rushed filled week where everyone was stressed.
Ryder LOVES the fair and parade. He talks about it all year. He especially loves the parade because drums are his most favorite parade parts....well that and the candy of course.
I took the kids to the fair on a Thursday evening to avoid the crowds and it worked. We didn't have to wait in line for anything and got to walk around and see all the animals. They usually are not big enough to ride many rides and that held true for Ryder. He was literally a half an inch to short for almost everything. Rilyn was just tall enough to do everything so that was a little bit of a juggle. They each got a couple rides and we all rode the ferris wheel together.
Sawyer's favorite attraction was of course the tractor. He loves machines!
I don't like rides so I had to put on brave mom face which I failed terribly at. I mostly yelled at them not to move the entire time because I was so freaked out. Which of course made Rilyn giddy with excitement that she could scare her mama the entire time. Sawyer was a little nervous but is still talking about how high he went.
Sunday was Ryder's actual birthday so he woke up to lots of Spider-Man balloons and presents. One of the puzzles he got from my parents he said he had been waiting for for 100 weeks. He was so excited to get new puzzles, books, and legos. Rilyn bought him a present with her own money this year and was so excited to give it to him.
Ryder LOVES the fair and parade. He talks about it all year. He especially loves the parade because drums are his most favorite parade parts....well that and the candy of course.
I took the kids to the fair on a Thursday evening to avoid the crowds and it worked. We didn't have to wait in line for anything and got to walk around and see all the animals. They usually are not big enough to ride many rides and that held true for Ryder. He was literally a half an inch to short for almost everything. Rilyn was just tall enough to do everything so that was a little bit of a juggle. They each got a couple rides and we all rode the ferris wheel together.
Sawyer's favorite attraction was of course the tractor. He loves machines!
I don't like rides so I had to put on brave mom face which I failed terribly at. I mostly yelled at them not to move the entire time because I was so freaked out. Which of course made Rilyn giddy with excitement that she could scare her mama the entire time. Sawyer was a little nervous but is still talking about how high he went.
On Saturday, we hit up the parade. I think it's a really great parade for a small town and the kids love going. They literally end up with the same amount of candy as they do trick-or-treating.
Sunday was Ryder's actual birthday so he woke up to lots of Spider-Man balloons and presents. One of the puzzles he got from my parents he said he had been waiting for for 100 weeks. He was so excited to get new puzzles, books, and legos. Rilyn bought him a present with her own money this year and was so excited to give it to him.
That morning we had the Decker clan over for breakfast to celebrate all 3 Decker birthdays in August so Ryder got extra spoiled with grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles. I didn't take too many pictures, but his new drum set was by far his most favorite part and it is currently in the garage where it might remain! He also got a new bike but apparently still prefers his sister's old one which apparently doesn't have spiky pedals like the boy bike I bought him.
We were able to have a quiet afternoon and take our boy out to dinner at his restaurant of choice. Red Robin of course, because he gets a free ice cream. Such a fun way to celebrate our big 4 year old!
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