Asher's Fourth Birthday

Asher is nearly four. And now we have begun to celebrate.

Our first event was at his paternal grandparent's house. We had a small birthday party, sang happy birthday, and put together the cool puzzle he got as a gift.

Next up was the party at Pump It Up. Asher has been planning this party for about six months now. As you can imagine, this is the party he was the most excited for. He and his friends had a blast playing and running around in these inflatables and sliding down the big slides.

Before his Pump It Up party, we made him a birthday shirt. Both boys loved the idea so much that I think we're going to make this a yearly ritual. We took a plain shirt (actually, it was an old shirt from one of their soccer teams, turned inside out) and decorated it. On one side, it said, "Birthday Boy", "I'm four years old", with all sorts of decorations. On the other side, it said something similar. Both Asher and Simi had a great time while we were making the shirt and Asher loved wearing it.

Leila had to miss Asher's birthday party. Because of the ITP, it was too dangerous for her to be there. With low platelets, her blood won't clot as well as it should. So, if she were to get hit or fall down, particularly on her head, it could have catastrophic results. Thankfully, a great friend offered to baby-sit for her; which we gratefully appreciate. Thank you Charles and Shannon!

We still need to celebrate Asher's birthday at school, then, of course, we need to have a party at home on his actual birthday. Golly, he's going to be worn out by the time his actual birthday comes along!