4

Well, it happened. Elliot turned 4 on Friday. It's is always so surprising to remember the emotions and excitement of 4 years ago and realize that these past 4 years have gone by in the blink of an eye. We spent the day doing what Elliot loves best which means we went to the zoo! Normally we go just for an hour or so and see a couple of things, but this time I decided to follow the birthday boy's lead. We took the bus tour, we rode the Skyfari, we saw the polar bears and the giraffes and we had lunch while the peacocks roamed around the table. We spent most of the day there.....

Then we went home and made pizza and decorated the cake. it was a nice, quiet day all about Elliot with no big extravaganza party to plan. Nana spent the day with us, and Grandma and Grandpa joined us for dinner and cake. It was lovely! And Elliot was supremely proud to turn 4.

Then, on Saturday, we went to Medieval Times. Now, this is a little hard to picture if you haven't spent any time with Elliot lately... but he is obsessed with knights, castles, Robin Hood, jousting, and pretty much anything having to do with the Medieval era. It kind of started last fall when we spent time learning all about Robin Hood, and that naturally segued into getting book after book about medieval castles from the library, and then Elliot received a play castle and knights for Christmas and he's been obsessed ever since. So, naturally, we figured this would be the perfect way to spend his birthday. Boy, were we right. We ate like kings, watched impressive swordfighting and jousting, saw the Royal Falconer training his falcon and spent the evening being entertained medieval style. I'm pretty sure Elliot will remember this birthday forever....

We are so lucky to have this young Knight of the Realm in our family. We love you, Elliot!