My sister-in-law, who basically has the best ideas for everything that has to do with families and mothering, does birthdays really well. Friend birthday parties are celebrated every three years starting at four. Perfect! I kept putting off planning an amazing party for too long. But lucky for me, all he really needed was a simple theme, his two best friends, and treats. So that's what we did!
Rescue Bott toys, coordinating treats to go with respective bott, a simple game of rescue the baby doll from the fire, and then lots and lots of playing! And he thought it was the greatest day ever.
Plus his brothers were incredibly adorable with him all day!
That night, Rudger wanted to go swimming with our friends again, plus they invited us to come watch Angry Birds in their theater room. So we had pizza and donuts, swam, and Rudger fell asleep - a happy boy - on the giant beanbag - just a few minutes into the movie.
Rudger is exactly who we needed as our fourth child. When we got pregnant (and even before) I knew we would be having another boy...and we knew that this boy would be named Rudger...and he has been beyond perfect for our family!
My favorite line from Rudger:
"Mom, you would think I want one birthday, but no, I want 10."
