Jackson asked for a Thomas the Tank Engine Party this year. This was the cake we made him; my sister came over to help decorate it and we had a lot of fun putting it together! Complete with trains, village, train tracks, bridge, mountains and a waterfall. I printed the village off on cardstock and stuck it on the frosting at the very end. 
He had a wonderful day. I asked him what made him feel special and he said the balloons... because they were a surprise. He liked them so much he wanted to go to sleep holding his balloon. A few hours later, I went back in to check on him and he was still clenching his balloon! (I snuck the balloon away at that point for safety and he got it back this morning). 
He asked for "red mountains" for his birthday, so we found a gorgeous picture of the St. George temple with the red mountains as the backdrop...he loved it. He also got a kid camera, a couple of lego Thomas trains, the Lightning Mcqueen shirt he is wearing, a plane and some cars for his birthday. He was so excited for his birthday and enjoyed having the family over to celebrate with him.
I can't believe he is 4 years old! I feel like I have been a mother longer than that! But then again, it feels like he was born not that long ago.
We LOVE having him in our family and adds such a special part to our lives. He is beginning to be very helpful around the house and will do most things he is asked. He loves his brother Eli to pieces and loves to make him laugh. He is very smart and social and loves Primary and school. He is also very sneaky and a negotiator, and this can get him into trouble at times! But he is mostly very tender hearted and can get his feelings hurt easily. Although he loves TV, he gets scared very easily too, so I have to be careful of what he watches (even Disney can get a little intense at times for him). He loves things to be "just so" (very routined and doesn't like disruption from that), cornmeal pancakes, the lower case "j'' instead of the uppercase "J", keeping all his schoolwork, sleeping with the light on, hiding from dad when he comes home from work, building things, and making messes :)
Thanks for making me a mom Jackson!
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