Each year just keeps getting better and better. We become better friends with each, our parents seem to chill out more and life is good. Four is good. We’re pretty happy with it. Yes, we still fight, but we really love each other. Best friends, we are. Always confused and even a little lost when the other isn’t around. And becoming big brothers has been great for us. Gives us a job. And we take it very seriously.

The party this year was at a park in San Francisco, since that’s where most of our friends still live. We had a pirate (Quinn) and racing car (Cooper) themed birthday. People brought loads and loads of gifts, and we couldn’t stay away from the gift area. Mom and dad said it was a little rude to just linger around the gifts, but we were light magnets to them – just kept getting sucked back in to them.

Here’s a little about us at four:

Quinn is ALL about creativity. It’s truly amazing how inspired he is – and FOCUSED he is – when he’s doing any form of creative art. When he’s not obsessing and being a perfectionist, he’s such a joy to watch. The creativity he shows is truly incredible for his age. And not necessarily in drawing, but more so in making things. He knows exactly what he wants to make, and often has great ideas on how to make it. Emma has been an enormous help in exercising this creative side for him.

Cooper is really turning into an incredibly outgoing little guy. For the longest time, he would hide behind mom or dad’s leg when seeing people he doesn’t know well. Well, he’s done a 180. He goes up to anyone and says, “My name is Cooper and ‘dis is my bruder Quinn.” He loves making sure all the kids are included at the playground and really pays a lot of attention to emotions. In books, he’s always asking, “why is he making this face.” And he’s very sensitive – in a wonderful way… wants to make sure everyone is happy.

When we look back at one year ago (one of mom’s favorite videos of our birthday party recap), we can’t believe how much we’ve grown. We’ll surely say the same thing next year, as our brains are soaking in a ridiculous amount of data every moment.

Happy birthday to us!