Happy 4th Birthday Zachary!! [Morning Celebration]

My little bear is 4! How and when did he get so old. Too too fast!

Tradition in Art's family was to decorate the chair of the birthday person. Here, Art's decorated Zach's chair

Zachary's chair awaiting his arrival

In the Art n Shayna house, a tradition has been dumping balloons on the boys when they wake up on their birthdays.  This started for Zach's 2nd birthday, and continued for his 3rd & 4th, as well as Wyatt's 1st, and planned in 4 days for his 2nd.  Lots and lots of balloons blown up in preparation.  Here's the duvet that Art used to hold the balloons

Perhaps he got carried away

Art getting ready to go into Zach's room

Zachary getting balloons dumped on him while we sing Happy Birthday in English and Dutch.


Zach going crazy kicking himself out from under a pile of balloons on his bed.

Our Birthday Boy!

Art still pouring out the balloons

Zachary hiding beneath the pile of balloons

Boys playing in the balloons

At breakfast, Zachary got to open one present...one that he picked out a few days ago: a LARGE monster truck.  A huge thrill.

Wyatt also enjoyed the excitement of birthday morning.

Here's Wy attempting to smile while being wary of the flash.  OR he's going for his best pirate "Arrrrgggh".

Here is a better, though not great, attempt to show how happy he is that it is Zachary's birthday.