HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

So after I ran the "Gritty Goddess", we spent an entire week sick with the flu.  Unfortunately, that week happened to be Piper and Bob's birthday.  What a bummer!  Despite being sick, we had a low-key celebration at home and rescheduled Piper's birthday party for the following weekend.  

Piper requested a smiley face pancake.
You can't tell from the picture but she was sick with the flu.

My friend, Ms. Latsamy and her daughter brought over a
cupcake for Bobby and Piper because I was too sick to leave the house. Bobby came home from work with a bouquet of balloons for his birthday girl.  

Piper's birthday wish:  To swim with the dolphins

Piper's big birthday present was a dollhouse complete with all the accessories.  She plays with it almost every single day.  She loves it.  

 
 Once we were all better, we had a belated birthday party.  Piper had so much fun with her friends.  Our theme was: "Whatever Piper wanted"  which included princess themed decor, blue and purple balloons (those are her favorite colors), hot dogs, yummy "Nothing Bundt Cakes" cupcakes, and making sock puppets. I love that she's made such wonderful friends.

Sebastian and Piper

Reagan and Piper

Abi, Belen, and Piper.  Reagan photo-bombed a few pics.

Ava and Piper

The Birthday Crew- flanked with Brynn and Skylar

Happy Birthday Piper!  You are an amazing little girl with such a big heart.  

Now that you are 4 you love:  

*Cinderella, but only because she wears a blue dress
*Blue, Purple, and sometimes pink are your favorite colors
*To SING and DANCE.  You love music.
*To practice getting dressed all by yourself.  You still have trouble getting on your shirt by yourself.
*To read non-fiction books especially books about animals
*Dolphins a whole lot.  You got one of your favorite movies for your birthday:  Dolphin Tale and you want to swim with the dolphins when you are 5 or 6.
*Your baby sister so much.  You are so kind and tender with her.
*Ice cream and chocolate milk, but not much else.
*To play on the playground, but still get super nervous about anything new.
*To go to school and learn.
*To talk and talk and talk and talk.  You are a chatterbox!
*Watching cartoons and having "family movie night"
*Collecting stuffed animals.  You would sleep with every single one of them if we let you.
*Just about everything!  You are still the happiest child I know.