Happy Birthday to Emma!

 I now have a 4 year old baby girl!  Emma turned 4 while we were on vacation.  She was very excited to tell us she was now 4 when we got home.  She's very proud of being 4.  She says that 4 year olds listen and go potty without having to be told!  I hope she lives with what she says!

Emma celebrated her birthday with my mom and Ryan and Nick while we were gone.  She was so excited for her Tiana doll and maze books.  Even if my mom had to hide the gifts after she opened them so she didn't open them all at once!

On Friday, we had a small celebration at our house with Kris's mom, brother and our niece, Katie.  We had a wonderful iced angel foodcake and had her open her presents from all of us.  We didn't want to waste valuable play time at her real party.

 Unfortunately for us, she found most of the gifts I had wrapped and left in the basement and opened all but one before we made it down to stop her!  She was still excited for her gifts.  Her favorite (and the one she's used the most) were her new workbooks!  She is just that kind of kid.  She's already 12 days into the Summer PK to K book moving on to the Big Kindergarten book when she's done with that.  She's way too smart!

 Saturday, we had her birthday party.  She invited a bunch of our family friends and a bunch of her friends from school.  I think it was 17 kids in all - thank goodness it wasn't at our house!  Emma had her party at Silverlake this year.  I was very thankful that I opted for the gymnastics party instead of the pool party because we found out someone pooped in the pool right before we got there and they were closing it for an hour!

 The kids were able to play in the big kid room where they had their climbing structure and the 2 bouncy houses.  Nick was ultra excited because he's never been allowed to play in there since he's not 3 yet.  After that they did a bunch of gymnastics obstacle courses with trampolines and balance beams.  Everyone seemed to have a great time!

Then they got to move into the aerobics room and play with a giant parachute.  Nick continued to get lost under it or get left out when they made a tent out of it.  But all was well!

All the kids got to enjoy pizza and fight over the pink and white cupcakes!  They were so messy!

Emma opened all the wonderful gifts that her friends picked out for her.  I think that every mom told me how excited their child was to pick out the gift, which was so cute to hear!  I know that is how my kids are when they get to pick something out.  And Emma enjoyed all her gifts.  Almost everything has been ripped open by now, if not put up really high.  Nothing can wait for a rainy day with Emma!

 Overall, she had a wonderful birthday and party!