Birthday!!

Honestly how is it possible that four years have passed since we brought home a tiny bundle of blankets?  

And, how is it possible that, that tiny cooing baby is suddenly old enough to come barreling down the hall at 7 am screaming "PRESENTS!!!!!!!" 

ha ha ha ha

It literally does seem like the blink of an eye!

We let Ezra pick what he wanted to do today, and although we had LOTS of fun ideas, the thing he wanted to do, most of all, was hang out in pjs at home and play toys!  

What a homebody!!  

That's what we did.....until about 3:00 and then Daddy couldn't handle it anymore and we had to get OUT!  

So, then off we headed to join in the holiday madness at union square.

I always forget how many people are downtown during the Christmas season....it reminds me of New York....

....thousands of people all rushing about, holding giant bags full of gifts and bundled up against the cold.  

Ezra seemed to be enjoying the hustle and bustle....

...and then something even more magical showed up....

...one of his best friends!!!!  

He was so excited to have a friend to explore and play with he literally jumped up and down and squealed with joy!

So, off we went to see the sights......like the sugar castle at the Westin St. Francis, complete with.....

 ......a sugar train!

 ......and a motorcycle santa......

 .....passing out candy canes!  

We stopped and listened to street performers and watched the ice skaters gliding around the rink, until our tummies started to grumble then Ezra declared he would like to eat his birthday dinner at......

 .....Chipotle, his all time favorite meal!  

We were so lucky to find one only a few blocks away. =)

 After saying our goodbyes, and oohing and aahing at all the city lights, we drove home to indulge in a little birthday cake and ice cream.

 This year we ordered a JUMBO cupcake allllll for Ezra.  

 He was so excited that he didn't have to share his delicious "snickerdoodle" goodness!

 After a little birthday singing (from here and afar)......

 ...the day ended as it began! 

HA!

Happy Birthday Ezra man!!

Thank you, everyone, for making his day so special!