Eli is 4!!

It finally happened, folks. My little big guy turned 4 years old this week. He is officially 46 lbs and 43.5 inches tall, both in the 97th percentile for his age. His birthday fell on a Tuesday, so we had an all-day celebration. He opened one present before Mark left for work and then we had donuts while waiting for Anna at her public school class. At lunchtime he opened another present and then Mark took him out to eat. Then, finally, we had his favorite things for dinner.... pancakes and cake....and one last present. We were sneaky in that we gave him toys Jonah really wants (and Eli wants by default). All day long Eli was 100% completely and utterly in charge of playtime. It was so nice seeing him one-up his big sibs, even if it was only for a day.

Bulldozer and digger birthday cakeBirthday lunch date with Dad Big birthday boy! This weekend is the county fair, our favorite weekend of the year! Anna, Jonah & Mark have been working in the 4-H food stand (I played the pregnant card) and loving it. We thought Jonah would be too young, but you should see him go. He's completely in a work-till-I-drop zone. Mark received compliments on both kids yesterday, so I guess he will go out in public with them again.

Jonah entered the pedal tractor pull yesterday and won second prize. His friend Keaton won first, and I'm not surprised they pulled a 1-2. They are both very physical, competitive all-boy boys. Here is Jonah riding the little tractor. They have it hooked up to some contraption with weights on it. And I'll leave you with a sweet something. Here's Sarah sleeping on the stairs next to her baby.