Family Birthday Celebration

Madeline had a wonderful birthday.  She was very excited that her fourth birthday finally arrived.  We had a normal day planned, and when Daddy got home from work, we planned to have a family celebration.

 

Madeline woke up to a small present waiting for her at her spot at the breakfast table.

Big Smile from the Birthday Girl!

We went about our normal summer day, and Madeline had a wonderful time celebrating her birthday with her friends at the gym kids' care.  She has become friends with some of the other "regulars", so she enjoyed bringing chocolate chip cookies to share with her friends.

After everyone took naps, we were ready to celebrate Madeline!  She requested her dinner -- turkey and cheese sandwich with carrots and dip on the side.  Not at all what I was expecting, but okay by me.  The birthday girl is pretty simple.


Happily waiting on her turkey & cheese sandwich.



Amelia was all smiles and enjoyed celebrating.

Madeline's birthday dinner:  Turkey, cheese, and PICKLES on a sandwich with carrots and dip on the side.

 

Next, we continued our little tradition of decorating the birthday cake.  Needless to say, the girls did more licking than spreading the chocolate icing. 



Yep, Madeline probably double dipped her spatula numerous times by this point.  Luckily, it was just the four of us partaking in the birthday cake!

Yummy!  Icing.  I love Amelia's face at this point.  Her spatula was in the tub of icing, and I stopped to snap a picture of Madeline not paying attention that Amelia was losing her mind over her missing spatula!

Sprinkles time!!!  Madeline's cake definitely requires sprinkles!  The more the better!

Cake is finally complete!  She was so proud of her cake!

Decisions, decisions when it came time to pick out the candles.  She can't wait to be older, so she can use more than four candles! 

 

 

 

Singing "Happy Birthday"!

Making a wish...

Eating cake and ice cream...

Present time!!!
Melissa and Doug cupcakes for her kitchen were a hit.



Enjoying the wrapping paper mess

Little People additions...

Little People Princesses were a huge hit!

 

All in all a great fourth birthday!