Owen's 4th Birthday

I can barely believe that this guy turned 4 on November 8th. Where did our little baby go? Owen had a great birthday celebration, filled with friends, family, and transformers. galore.

We started the celebration the weekend before his birthday with a science party at the YMCA. The kids got to participate in some fun experiments and Owen opened up a ton of presents. He was SO excited about everything he got - especially the many, many transformers. Unfortunately, some parents have been stuck changing said transformers from robots to cars for hours on end since the party... but Owen loved it ;) 

Owen and some of his preschool pals

Most of Owen's best friends have big sisters, so they came, too!

Our friends, Sarah and Alex

Owen's oil, water, and food coloring experiment, which resulted in "fireworks"

Waiting to do her milk, food coloring, and soap experiment

All of the big girls

Our awesome neighbor friends, Noah, Logan, and Amber

Owen's vinegar and baking soda experiment exploded all over his face and flew across the room! Somehow, I managed to capture the exact moment when it exploded.

He was a little worried the second time around

Opening presents and everybody was excited

It was so hard to stand back and watch ;)

Miss Madison, Owen's best pal from daycare

Victor, a new friend from preschool

 

Noah :)

Showing off a few of his cool new transformers

How many adults does it take to transform a dinobot?

On his actual birthday, Owen got to open up a few more presents and we had his favorite meal, pizza and salad. He had a great day and is getting used to putting up four fingers when people ask how old he is... although he can't seem to keep that thumb down, so it's a 2-handed effort. It was an excellent celebration!

With his personalized book about Owen at Brookfield Zoo from Gram and Opa

 

The birthday boy with all of the transformers he received

Happy birthday, big boy :)