4, Donuts, Spaghetti

It was E's 4th birthday! FOUR. 4. It's so hard to believe. She woke up that morning to the flowers that her father gave her... per tradition. He was bummed as she didn't seem as excited as she normally has. I had to explain to him that she's growing up and she's going to start showing emotion differently and that now she's taking it in. She's acknowledging that he is getting her something and just because she doesn't outwardly respond doesn't mean that she isn't interested but instead that she's soaking it in. Throughout the week she would move her flowers to look at them as she colored at the counter and talk about her flowers. Watching this shift from baby to toddler to now pre-schooler is bittersweet as she's building her character and personality but sometimes I miss my baby who wandered around with her birthday cards.


For daycare, she got to take donuts - per her choice... and of course, we made them frozen sprinkles to keep theme. For supper that night, she picked out spaghetti and we got fancy italian cakes for dessert.

She got to open a few presents from Mom and Dad on her birthday as well as got a new pair of flipflops from Grandma Di and Grandpa Perry.

The rest of the week was pretty quiet. The flowers finally came into bloom. We hammocked, we played outside more. We are ready for spring to make a full arrival and announce summer.

All during E's birthday, her sib-i-lings (as she says it) were pretty good. We are going to haftah watch Ains. She has no problems picking on people bigger than her size.