Vance Family: Sean's 4th Birthday!

Can't believe my little boy is 4 years old; I can remember the painful delivery like it was yesterday. It has been a wonderful four years filled with lots of laughs, smiles and cries. I have learned that though mother and daughters share a special bond there is a different kind of bond that a mother and her son share.

Yesterday, 18 April, was officially Sean's 4th birthday. It started off with the two of us going to IHOP for breakfast followed by his 4 year old checkup. Sean was wearing a birthday hat and while waiting for the doctors appointment a random girl saw that it was his birthday and gave his $2. Jon was told a few months ago at an earlier appointment that Sean wouldn't need any shots at his 4 year old check up so I thought nothing of scheduling his appointment on his birthday. Well, he ended up getting three shots in his thighs; poor thing he cried and cried. Lesson learned for mom: No doctor's appointments on birthdays. The day was followed with a small Pirate party celebration in our home with just the five of us.

Sean and Erica, my pirates

Sean and his daddy!

The trains Sean really wanted from his Grammy and Pappy

Money from Nanny and Pap Paw

More money from Pappa Bear

His train table and his "Soldier" uniform that he LOVES

Today, 19 April, Sean enjoyed his first birthday party with friends at Chuck E Cheese. He acted really shy but I could see on his face how happy he was especially when he was given the "medal" which he had been looking forward to. He had a total of seven friends from our church preschool group come to join us in the fun. I think he had a great birthday and he received lots of presents and still has a load of money to spend. There were so many pictures and it was hard to narrow it down without missing a lot of good ones.