A Very Happy 4th Birthday

This past weekend was Abby's fourth birthday and we celebrated in style at Chuck E Cheese. Actually, I'm not sure "style" is the right word for Chuck E Cheese, but the kids loved it! Since we are living in an apartment right now, we had small birthday parties at Chuck E Cheese, and even though the craziness of it all is enough to drive any adult insane, it was nice not to have all the craziness of a birthday party in my house. Here are a few pictures of Abby's birthday weekend, which we were able to celebrate with my parents! Living 3 1/2 hours away is so nice!

This is Abby at 4 months, and when I think back to that time, I remember how her little personality was developing. Four years later, I would have never guessed that she would be the adventure that she is! Busy, creative, loves to learn, polite, and a riot most days are words to describe Abby. She is now in preschool and loving it. She wants to go everyday, but she's stuck home with me most days:) Happy birthday Abby!

Celebrating at Chuck E Cheese!

Getting ready to blow out the candles!

I am not a master at cakes, but I made this for Abby. She saw it in a picture and wanted it for her birthday. So I did my best! After all the cake was served, Abby snuck over to the cake and started scraping the icing off, one finger lick at a time. Why am I not surprised? At least the cake had already been served!

Nate was very proud of Jenna. She played the little kids

version of basketball and did pretty well:)

Abby got to celebrate her birthday at preschool on Tuesday and came home with a sticker and a happy birthday hat. When I asked her to let me take her picture, this is what she did.

And then I finally got a smile, and a silly pose to go with it!

Happy 4th Birthday Abby!