Fabulously Four

I cannot believe it...but today Brooklyn is four years old! She is very proud to be four. I've done retrospective posts before with all the baby photos leading up to the big new photo of how grown up she is...but today I'm just going to stick with telling about this day!

We had a few friends over for lunch and cupcakes today. Then this evening B got to pick the place and we took her to dinner. Her choice...Chick-fil-a....always! It was a pretty laid back day but still had plenty of birthday fun. I was once that mom who planned the party a month in advance...sent out the cute invitations, made the amazing gift bags, and of course...baked an entire cake from scratch and decorated it to the hilt using the theme of the absolute favorite character (of the moment) for that particular child. I am no longer that mom! I look online last night to find what easy cupcakes I could make in any acceptable girly theme... her favs right now are Olivia and Madeline...I looked...WAY too complicated! So...here's what we ended up with...

Not amazing people. Completely stolen from a photo on the internet...totally made from store bought candy and cake mix...but look at the kid...she's happy and I didn't loose my mind doing it! Score one for both teams!

I would love to say I took some amazing new photo of B today that I am in love with...but lately, I'm in love with this......notice the sheer drama of all that is needed for this blissful sleep...2 bunnies and a fuzzy blanket. That's my girl! And one day those bunnies and that blanket are going to be memories tucked away in a keepsake box. So, this...this I love. This I remember is going away too soon...and with a bitter sweetness, I hold on to today. Four years old!