You've Had a Birthday, Shout Hooray!

Has it really been four years since that memorable day in May when Chris and I went from being a couple to a full blown family? Apparently it has. And we had the blowout extravaganza celebration to prove it.

Emily selected a "Little Einstein's" theme.

This is the cake:

This particular cake may have taken a professional decorator 15 minutes, but it took me and my skills 5 hours to do. I am recording the amount of time here so that in the future when Emily doesn't call me in the nursing home on my birthday, I will have adequate basis for a huge guilt trip.

For her party, we invited her sunbeams class and I had a brilliant idea of letting 7 small children paint conducting batons. I don't recommend this particular practice, but no permanent damage was done and I learned a valuable lesson. (yes, folks - those are garbage bags we put over the kids' heads)

The rest of the party went pretty well and I believe a good time was had by all. My mom and dad were able to join us for the day and Emily loved having them there.

I am thankful Emily is part of our family. She brings a great deal of joy into our lives and she amazes us every day with her ability to figure things out. She is able to express herself with the typical 4 year old humor and wit reminding us that some of the greatest pleasures in life can also be the simplest. Happy Birthday, Emily! We love you!