We celebrated another birthday this past week, in multiple locations. It was a great celebration, and each Thanksgiving is a little walk down memory lane for me because I think about the year that Isla was born. That year, we had a quiet Thanksgiving at home, just Mark, Sawyer and I and I woke up the next day knowing I was going to have our Isla that day. We hung out at home making Turkey Noodle Soup, Turkey Sandwiches, and then made our way to the hospital. And at around 6p our girl had arrived, quite a cute little thing at that. Is a great memory for sure.
And now our girl is 4. She's been counting down to this one for awhile, and is so happy to have moved past 3 - that was just too babyish for her, now she's a big girl. We celebrated a bit at home in the morning. She woke up and got herself dressed, putting on one of the new shirts she got from her cousin Alexa. This was her favorite...most likely because we are very into my little ponies right now, and even though this is a unicorn, it's very similar and was an instant hit. As you can see...very excited to be 4.
After a quick breakfast Sawyer could wait no longer for Isla to open her presents. Sawyer was with me when we bought them and it was eating her up. Luckily Isla was pretty jazzed about all of her presents, including her lip glosses, which is what Sawyer is showing her.
She also got a pony game, which we spent some time playing today.
We then hopped into the car and made our way east to Manchester for the holiday weekend. Thankfully we had some helpers in Manchester to pick up the cake for us, who went above and beyond by getting balloons and all sorts of other decorations. As you can see, they were very well received.
Margot got into the action
And all the girls ran around for a bit which was nice
It's amazing how big a hit balloons can be
Preparing for cake:
Getting in on the necklace action
The only shot I have of Isla's Olaf cupcake cake
Blowing out candles
And of course playing with one of her new presents from the Grandparents. She got lots of good building things and games which have been keeping us busy since we've been home
All in all I think she had a great birthday, followed by a great visit in Michigan. And since I've been a total deadbeat poster this month, here's a few other photos I found on the camera. The three girls were watching a tv show together and cuddling at the same time...proof that even though there is fighting and yelling and hitting, they do love each other...
And from the front.
And finally, a shot of Margot and Mark with our little magoo playing with one of her dolls. She has gotten more into babies lately and loves to hug and kiss and rock the baby
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