On August 22nd, Brinton turned four.  It fell on a Sunday, so we just celebrated the whole thing on the Saturday before.  This year, Brinton was so excited to have a party and a green cake.  For the party, we invited some friends and cousins and just had some water fun at my parents' house.  It was a lot of fun. 
They played in a sprinkler, on a slip 'n slide, swam in a pool, and had a water balloon fight.  They probably loved the water balloons the best.  I spent probably a half hour filling them up and then they used them all in like five minutes (then asked for more).  Of course, being in my parents' back yard, there was just some good old fashioned playing as well.  It was nice there because I really just let them do whatever they wanted and they entertained themselves. 
With Brinton's friends, we just did cupcakes and pre-portioned ice creams.  They all got a little messy with green faces.  We were outside to blow out candles in the cupcake and it was windy so Brinton had to blow them out one at a time. 
The kids all had a lot of fun and Brinton loved having everyone there.  Later that night, a few of my brothers and their families came to my parents and we all had a barbecue.  That made it so everyone was there for Brint's real cake and ice cream.  He also had his Great Grandma Bishop, Grandpa and Grandma Bodell, and Grannie B come (in addition to my parents and other family there). 
Once again, Brinton had a green cake . . . inside and out.  He loved it! 
During that evening, he had a few cousins just itching to help him open his presents, but they were really good about just watching and being excited with Brint.  He got great presents all day long and has loved sharing them with Zander, which makes me so happy :)