A princess birthday

My little girl has turned 4, I can't believe it. She is so funny and smart, I love watching her try new things and say new phrases. She is in dance class and loves telling us to stop whatever we are doing to watch her try a new move she just learned. Of course we took her to Disney World for her birthday and she got to wear a princess dress the whole day.

We were also very lucky to get into dinner with the princesses at Epcot. What a night for our girl, she got to meet 5 of her favorite princesses and have a little parade around the restaurant with them. What more could a princess in training want.

I also wanted to throw her a party this year since she has some good friends here and they play well at this age. We had a lot going on this week because my mom came into town and Stuart was out of town, so easier was better and we opted for Chuck E. Cheese. The kids all had a great time, and it was nice to sit and talk to the adults instead of running around being a host. Although I was visiting so much I forgot to take pictures with my camera so will have to wait for my Mom to send copies of her pictures. We may never do it again, but it was a great first kid's party for us all. Thanks to all that came and celebrated with us!

We started our long birthday marathon for the next few months, beginning with my birthday in January. It was so fun this year!! Stuart has had to work and be out of town for the past 5 birthdays, so the sweet man that he is made sure he was home for the whole weekend.

So we took full advantage of all the time together! My friends really surprised me with a party and as I came in and they were jumping out yelling I was so shocked I just stood there. I don't have any pictures of that since I thought I was just dropping off the kids to go out to the movies, but it was probably the best birthday party I've ever had. Stuart did a great job at keeping it a surprise and he said I did not make it easy. Then we went to Disney of course on my birthday so I could wear the button! It was as very fun day, but a little crowded since my birthday falls on the 3 day weekend every now and then. I never complained when I was in school though. And then to top off the perfect weekend Stuart and I were able to get away to San Ible island for a night with no kids. It was great and very beautiful. I'm glad that I finally was able to make it a little more south in Florida, to a very beautiful beach. We saw dolphins in the surf and lots of shells and ate some great seafood. What a weekend, I'm a lucky girl! It was so fun.

This has nothing to do with my birthday, I just like this picture. We went to visit Stuart while he was working in South Carolina and the kids got to ride a little train around the mall with Dad. It was a lot of driving but well worth spending the weekend with Dad when he is gone so much.