Claire's 4th Birthday

Claire has been waiting for this day since she turned three! She was so excited too, because Mema and Papa were coming in town for her birthday, and so was her best friend Bella. I kind of made the mistake of showing her where we were having her birthday party about a month before the party, so just about every day, she wanted to see pictures of where she was having her party. We counted down to her birthday with a started a countdown calendar on the iPad, and then she wanted to know every day how many sleeps left until her birthday. Mema counted down the last few days with a new birthday present every day. Then the day arrived. Wow was this kid excited! We had a prince and princesses in a magical forest party at Moonpaper Tent with 15 kids. What fun! The kids got to dress up and then go on an adventure, make a craft and get a treasure. It was a bit gypsy like, but perfect for the kids and bringing out the imagination. Claire had a blast.

For her actual birthday, Mema, Papa and I took her to do the Ride the Ducks tour. It was a bit miserable outside with the weather (cold and pouring rain), but Claire didn’t care. She bopped around to the music on the duck and loved every second of it. Then we took her to see dad at Starbucks so he could wish her a happy birthday. That night we had another cake for her and she was glowing ear to ear. She had the cake a little late (8 pm), which made her stay up late as well because of the sugar. Oh well, only on her birthday.

Claire was blessed with so many presents. She’s really into crafts and coloring now, and just about every gift related to one of those. Busy girl.

Claire as a 4 year old:

1. Loves dancing and singing. Anytime there is dancing on TV or music playing, she’s dancing along with it.
2. Smart kid. She calls us out on things if she knows we’re lying.
3. Loves coming into our bedroom in the early morning to snuggle.
4. Loves mac and cheese and peas, spaghetti o’s, chicken nuggets, fish sticks, carrots and snap peas. Won’t eat fruit unless it’s from a fruit cup. LOVES ICE CREAM!
5. Wants a princess story told to her every night before she goes to bed.
6. Loves Dora the Explorer and the movie Tangled.
7. Only will wear something if it’s pretty (dresses, skirts or something sparkly). Won’t wear jeans.
8. She’s learning to read, but won’t practice reading at home with us, only at Tree of Life.
9. Is shy when she first meets people, but typically opens up within 15 minutes and is your best friend.
10. Loves to color or play on the iPad. This kid is smarter than me on the iPad!
11. Very opinionated. Tells you what she likes and doesn’t like.
12. She’s a total ham! If you laugh at something she does, she keeps going with it. She loves seeing people laugh at the things she does.
13. She’s very protective of her sister. She wants to help her in every way she can, but doesn’t really want other kids to get in Maya’s way.
14. She’s one of a kind. She’s smart, great personality, a go-getter, and will try almost anything.

Happy birthday sweet princess!