Happy 4th Birthday Ty!

 My sweet little Ty Ty turned 4 today. I know it is so cliche to say every year that I have no idea how he got this big, but it's just so true! Time is just flying by and I look at him in awe that he really is 4 and not my baby anymore.

He brings so much happiness to our family. Out of all my children, he definitely has the biggest stubborn streak in his personality (it wears me out at times), but he balances it out with his affection and sweet nature. He is a mama's boy all the way and will tell me over and over again that he loves me every single day. He'll just yell it down the stairs to me out of the blue. He is always asking to cuddle or to give him a hug and he tells me daily that I am his best friend. See why he's wrapped around my heart so tight? He sure knows how to make a momma feel good.

For his birthday we went to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, about 45 minutes away from us. Honestly it was one of the most amazing zoos I have ever been to in my whole life. It is up in the mountains so all of the exhibits have the natural vegetation and surroundings just like in the wild. I was impressed with the way the zoo was set up, including the ski lift that took you to the top of the zoo with amazing views of the animals below. My boys thought it was awesome to ride a ski lift together even though I was slightly nervous at times with them on it!

But in all honesty, the absolute highlight was the giraffes. You could pet them and feed them and when I found out that little big of info, I practically hyperventilated out of excitement. And it lived up to it because it truly was an awesome experience and we had so much fun getting to interact with them up close and laughing about how extremely long their tongues are. It was kind of freaky at first, but it made it easy to give them food without getting too close to their mouths. They would whip those tongues out so fast as soon as they saw we had lettuce for them!

Heading up the super slow ski lift

This picture makes me smile!

Brady has Felix the Bunny visiting us for the week from school so we took a few shots of him around the zoo.

 And I saved the best for last. The #1 highlight of the day was the 3 week old baby giraffe. I just about died, he was so cute. I have never seen a baby giraffe before and he was truly adorable walking around with his wobbly knees. I wanted to just watch him all day :)

 After we left the zoo, we drove through Garden of the Gods real quick since we were in C.S. Amazing as always. I can't wait to explore more here this summer.

When we got home it was time for the party! Ty wanted a robot cake so I attempted one and did my best. He opened his presents and blew out his candles like a pro. I guess when you are 4 you know exactly what birthday's are all about :)

Cake Time

I think he had a pretty good birthday and we all loved celebrating with him so much. He's a pretty special kid!