Birthday Boy

Rory turned 4 yesterday! I still can't believe that 4 years ago, he was a brand new baby. Wow. It seems like yesterday. All of you Mom's, why does it go so fast? I kept thinking the day before his birthday that he'd NEVER be 3 again. It was sad and exciting all at the same time. I also was thinking about all he's done and learned in 4 short years, and all he'll keep learning.
He's definitely learning to puch Mommy's buttons, and pressing all limits. He backtalks, is a smart aleck, and can be a bully. BUT, he is also a kind and caring little boy, is worried about other people, is the most curious person I know, learns at a very fast pace, is extremely bright(he's doing awesome at sounding out and reading words, which we work on almost daily), gives the best hugs and kisses, and is the funniest person you'll meet. He is constantly asking about Heavenly Father and the Holy Ghost, and wants to know everything about them and why we need to know them. If we ever forget to read scriptures, he always reminds us. And he always says the family prayer. He's setting a great example for his sister.
He repeats the same question a million times, and just recently I asked him why he did that. I said "Rory, you don't need to ask me the same thing over and over, especially if you know the answer, it can be a little annoying sometimes." Yes, a little bit of a harsh answer from me, but trust me, if someone asks you why a new Walgreens is being built on the corner EVERY time we pass it(atleast once or twice a day), it gets annoying. Anyways, his answer surprised me and made me realize I need to not be so harsh. He said "Mom, I only keep asking you the same thing because I want to know what you think."
Anyways, on Rory's birthday, he was excited about all the presents and gifts he got, but I gotta say, I recieved the best gift...4 years ago when he was born, and am blessed enought to have him everyday.

Opening presents on his Birthday morning. He got a new Monster truck and two board games from Mom and Dad.

He wanted donuts for breakfast, so off we went. The man working at the donut store even gave him a free donut for his Birthday.

We went to mcDonald's for lunch with a handful of his friends, I forgot to take pictures, but for dinner he picked Cici's. I don't do Birthday parties, so they get to decide where they eat and what we do for the day(within reason!). Anyways, Cici's is a bit of a drive for us, it's about 30 minutes south from our home,but we really like to eat there, so we went. Mema and Grandpa Drury and Aunt Lynnette and Kaydence came with us. We gorged ourselves on pizza and salad and cinnamon rolls and brownies.

Mema and Grandpa got Rory 3 more monster trucks and a race car game for the Wii. Aunt Lynnette made Rory and Sydney both dinosaur towels. I'll post pictures later. They are ADORABLE!!

Rory's monster truck cake.

All in all, he had a really fun day!