In my perfect world I would need a few weeks to plan and organize a great party....... but not this time. Being busy at the Craner house and having limited packing space for Nebraska, this did not leave a lot of time for party throwing. Actually on Colby's big day we had to drive the last half of the stretch to Omaha:(  Lucky for us, Colby was a GREAT sport.  We woke up at 5 to start driving expecting the boys to fall back asleep, there are NO mountains in Nebraska so the sun was already waking up for the day.... the boys were wired! So, instead Colby wanted a doughnut for his birthday breakfast, with no Krispy Kreme in sight... gas station doughnuts sufficed!





The boys were super happy in the car and when we arrived to Omaha we had a late lunch at Panda Bear ( Panda Express) which is Colby's favorite munching ground. Luckily Grandma and Grandpa Craner have Omaha in their mission so they were able to help us get organized, save Colby's birthday and play with us over the weekend. Colby found a great cake at Costco with balloons on it, we went to the Dollar store and he picked out balloons, ( I love helium, it lasts FOREVER) and Grandma was very generous with finding presents for him there:) Thanks, we didn't pack very many toys, so it was a big help!





 Colby was super excited to have birthday cake and presents! Colby is amazing with electronics and he was bummed that we didn't have a birthday party with friends this year so he was SUPER happy when he opened his big present from us. His very own DS. He is learning and picking up on how to play very quickly. He finally got to open his Toy Story shoes that light up, thanks G&G Miller.

Here is a few of Colby's Favorites:

color- green and blue
toy- trains
song- popcorn, popcorn
food- chocolate doughnut
movie- the shark movie ( we just saw a shark movie at the imax theater)
favorite family activity- reading books

Sometimes I wonder how on earth Colby is my child. He is SUCH a good kid, I am hoping not to screw him up. He really does amaze me. Colby is so sweet and thoughtful and kind. He truly cares about others. Some examples, it would be impossible to name them all, he will put his arm around me, he will always share his toys and take turns, so polite, amazing at saying please and thank you and instead of interupting he taps you on the shoulder and says excuse me, he truly loves Ethan and is an amazing older brother, will help put the grocery's away and asks for chores to do around the house. Each year I love him more and more. He brightens my day and I really learn a lot from him. He truly is amazing and special. I love him.

Happy 4th Birthday, COLBY!!!!

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