THE HILLS: Branson's 4th Birthday

I can't believe Branson's 4! It makes us so sad that he's growing up so fast, it really doesn't feel like it's been 4 years already! We had Branson's gifts out on the table in the morning when he got up, he was so excited to come around the corner and see everything sitting there. He said, "did my friends come in the night while I was sleeping?" We let the kids have a fun cereal for their birthday breakfast, so far it's always been the "rainbow cereal" that's been picked. Unfortunately, they only eat the marshmallows and leave the actual cereal - which is a good reminder why we don't buy that cereal on a regular basis.

So our last birthday party with the pool... So sad! My days of not having to plan activities and games are over! We usually do our parties pretty small, because, well, let's be honest, the thought of having a million kids over makes me nervous, so this year we did 2 parties. Popular little Branson's accumulated so many friends over the years, we could have easily had 5 or 6 parties, so we had to narrow it down. It's starting to really hit me that we're moving and having to say goodbye to our friends. Although we talk about moving to Canada all the time, Branson doesn't realize that we're actually leaving everything and everyone. I feel sad for him, he really has such good friends here!