Happy 4th Birthday, Addie!!!

Wait.  Did everyone else blink and miss that?  It was 4 years going by in a FLASH.  

Can you believe Adeline Eve is now FOUR YEARS OLD?  She's no longer a baby, she's a little girl!  Addie is many many things.  She's super super sweet.  She's an amazing big sister to Cole.  She is dramatic and loves to pretend.  She's an amazing reader for her age!  She's reading signs like "Rockville Town Square" and the back of cereal boxes, and can read real books now--Amelia Bedelia, Curious George, Arthur, Frog and Toad, etc etc.  She does need our help occasionally, but overall, she's reading a ton of children's books on her own.

She still loves to dance and does it all day every day.  At school one day I was reading her the list of "opportunities" that her teacher posts outside of the classroom. I said "Oh, Addie, look, today Ms. Janice is coming in and you get to do dance." and her teacher looked at me and said "Addie dances EVERYday" :)  She's also stubborn and sassy, and sometimes I think she's 4 going on 14 with the way she talks back to us.  But I think we'll still keep her ;) because she's SO good at snuggling, giving bear hugs, and throwing us daily birthday parties.   Speaking of birthdays...

Addie's birthday started out to here waking up to balloons in her room again! 

A few presents to get the morning started

And of course a birthday hat

Some special pancakes for the divine Ms. A

Addie and Cole got to watch a movie in the morning, complete with a chocolate milk treat.

Then at school she got to bring rice krispy treats in for her classmates.  Then we ordered her favorite dinner: Pad Thai!

On the day of her birthday party, Addie had her last ballet class of the session

Then later in the afternoon she had her "Mystery Detective Birthday Party"  Sadly, we were all running around so much that we didn't take many pictures!  Here is one of Steve leading Addie and her friends for the big mystery!

So I leave you with some sweet Addie pictures....she is the most amazing little girl and we have loved every day of being her parents.

Happy birthday, my sweet girl, little peanut, little bear, Adelina Ballerina, Addie Bear, Adsaloo

WE LOVE YOU!