This past Thursday was Maddie’s 4th Birthday!
We have been counting down with eager expectation for days and days. She came up with a few funny requests for her Birthday this year:
- have a pink cake with marshmallows
- get a bell for her bike
- get a scooter
- go to Valleyfair
- eat pizza
- fly an airplane…
So, we did our best to fulfill all of her (reasonable) hopes and dreams. I picked “pink” as her theme since we aren’t having a real party. But party or not, I just couldn’t resist putting something together for her.
She did get a new scooter, so we made a trip to the park bright and early to try it out and play for a bit. Everyone had a good time. Well, I should say everyone had a good time at the park. Levi was NOT HAPPY that he was not allowed to touch or ride on Maddie’s new scooter. Not pleased at all. There was a lot of screaming and crying for a bit, but don’t worry, he did eventually come to terms with it.
We also filled out our traditional Birthday Question sheet. This proved to be a bit frustrating for me. She’s at the age where she will say whatever everyone else is saying, or say whatever she is looking at, at that exact moment. We did power through with a bit of guidance and “shushing” of the older kids.
Jen made a beautiful Piñata for Maddie as well. It was almost too pretty to smash! And it must have thought so as well… because it was VERY hard to get open! It eventually tore off of the handle and fell, but even then it took jumping on top of it and eventually we had to tear it open. Ha!
Great post! I almost feel like I was there!
Such a delightful girl she is!