HAPPY BURTAY TU GYDALAYA

The title says it all! And-- I wrote it myself. Yes, I am a big boy- I am now 4 years old!

The week before my birthday we had a countdown. Not just any countdown... a really fun one!
Mama filled seven balloons with little prizes and hung them on my bedroom door.

Every night when we boys got into pajamas, I would pop one balloon and two little prizes would fall out (one for me and one for Zusha).

We got things like key chains, stickers, a cool pair of socks with monster trucks on them, itty bitty mini rolls of tape, and other little things.

(Mel loved the ribbon! That was his present after all the balloons were popped.)

We also got REAL birthday balloons.


I loved parading around town, showing them off to people.

On Monday, after it became dark, it was Rosh Chodesh Nisan. My birthday!
We had a family celebration.
And we had

I could really end the post right here. There is nothing in the world that can compare to delicious, frosty iscreeme . (That's my word as well. I spelled it, and I made the graphic, all by myself! It has an "e" at the end. Do you know why? It's a silent "e." It doesn't make I sound. But I know what it does make. It makes the vowel in the word say its name. And since the "i" makes the "i" sound, it means this word needs a silent "e". :) I am philosophical like that.)

See all the glittery confetti on the table?

Mama bought a party popper and exploded it over the table! Then we covered them all with a clear plastic tablecloth.


Adi joined in the party, too, and even had some iscreeme. :)


Mama made me a crown and I wore it almost every day, from my birthday until Shabbos. Everyone noticed and made a comment- the therapists, the librarian, Mama's friends... and I was so proud to announce that I am FOUR and not anymore THREE.


I was so into the iscreeme that I didn't want to open the presents.


Only after Zusha offered to open them for me did I tear myself away from licking the iscreeme cup clean.

Ooooh, I love this robot box!


Ooooopen...


Yea!!


I also got a street-cleaner train and a garbage train for our train-and-track collection. Zusha and I were so happy and we took them to sleep with us. I got a book, cute, colorful kid scissors, a stamp set of wild animals, and a few more little toys. I loved all my presents!

On Shabbos we had a big cake. It was kosher for Pesach, but it was soooo good. I especially loved the orange cream. :) But that wasn't the end of my celebrations. My grandma, grandpa and aunt came on Sunday, and they brought MORE presents. An electronic math mat that we need to jump on the correct numbers, a mini chess set, clay, and a magnetic building block set. Thank you! Zusha, Adel and I LOVED everything.

I really made it out well! It's great to be four!