Nathan's 4th Birthday--A Dinosaur Party!

We had a great time celebrating Nathan's 4th birthday yesterday. I can't believe that my first baby is already four years old! Here he is opening his first gift of the day: Mini and Maxi books! These are great books that tell a Bible story and then there's a story about the Muffin family that reflects the Bible story. Nathan loves them! Papa and Grandma Brock have quite a few and though they're out of print, Grandma was able to procure five for Nathan for his birthday. Needless to say, Nathan wanted to read them all morning, and every free moment since then!

After opening his first-thing-in-the-morning gifts, we thought we'd better get the party underway! Nathan is currently obsessed with dinosaurs, T-Rex in particular, so we threw him a dinosaur-themed birthday party. I'm sorry to say that there are no pictures of the decorations :( When the guests arrived we split into two groups. (Did I mention that there were FOURTEEN children, plus their parents and in some cases younger--baby--siblings at the party???) One group painted t-shirts with dinosaur stampers and the other group went on a dinosaur hunt (thing Easter egg hunt). Then we switched groups. Between the swap most of the kiddos played Carnivores and Herbivores, a game we made up based on the game Sharks and Minnows. It went well...until Nathan collided with a friend. Thankfully they quickly recovered :)

After a hydration break (because it was HOT and HUMID), Nathan opened his gifts while Daddy fetched the pizza. We then ate lunch and had cake, said good-bye, and came into the air conditioning for the rest of the afternoon! It was a wonderful time and Nathan thoroughly enjoyed himself. Grandpa (Bryan) was visiting and treated Mommy and Daddy to the Olive Garden for dinner! A great day was had by all :)

Here are some more pictures from the big day!