Lily Turns 4!

Lily was SO excited for her birthday this year. She wanted everything to be perfect. Her cake had to be a rainbow cake with yellow frosting and rainbow sprinkles. Lily helped me make it the day before and, oh, she worked so hard on it. When we done frosting she said, "I want my cake to be really special." And it was, simply because Lily wished it to be so.

The first thing she said to me in the morning was, "Do I look four?" She opened her presents in perfect grace with punctuations of, "I love this!" and, "I always wanted an Elsa dress up!" and saying thank you without any prompting. This girl is a delight in every way possible, a ray of sunshine, an empathetic and loving little human. She makes us laugh with her "Lilyisms" and her spontaneous dance parties.

A few days after her birthday she fastened her own button on her pants and said, "I think four is a good number to do my own button." She also wanted to know if her clothes would still fit when she turned 4. I guess since we always talk about how big she is getting she thought she would literally be bigger after her birthday.

Lily is always the first person awake in our family. She is sometimes awake at 5:30 and will sit in her bed, patiently watching the clock until it turns 7:00 and she can exit her room. She loves eating cereal more than anything else, but all breakfast foods are high on her list. She loves the frosting on top of the cakes and donuts the best and often just licks off the frosting and leaves the cake behind. Lily loves dancing, coloring, doing stickers, playing school, playing with friends, and holding Clara. She is a strong little girl and knows how to set her boundaries. Her best friend is Tommy. They play all kinds of imaginative games together and miss each other after being apart for just a couple of hours. Lily loves playing Candy Land, Sorry, and lots of other board games. She loves to help me bake. Her favorite activity is watching movies and Netflix. If she could watch movies and eat cereal all day long she would be totally content. Lily is our little adventurous buddy. She is always game to go for a walk or to accompany someone to the store. She loves to choose her own outfit every morning. She is creative and colorful and fun in every way possible.

We love you, Lily Bug! We are so happy you joined our family!