OUR BABY IS 4!!
Good Morning Birthday Girl! Maggie woke up on her birthday, put on her NEW dancing outfit from Great Grandma Myers, and came down the stairs with this darling smile! She remembered it was her birthday the moment she woke up and was so excited to start her day :) Maggie often wakes up and changes out of her jammies right in to her outfit of choice.
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Usually it is a dance outfit or tights and a tutu, some sort of dress - or in the summer, always a swim suit. She is a character :) I am feeling a little sentimental about her turning 4. I teared up as I uploaded these pictures. We have been talking about her turning 4 since the day she turned 3 - and now it's here. Maggie literally had the never-ending birthday this year. We celebrated with friends and family on Saturday the 22nd at Rainbow Play Systems, than had another mini birthday with Pop and Great Grandma Myers before they headed back to Florida - and celebrated her actual birthday on the 25th at our house with Gaga, Nonnie and Poppo, Uncle Brian, Aunt Julia, Daddy, Mommy, Ben and Kathryn. Maggie loved every second and was so sweet and genuinely grateful to everyone.
Maggie poured her own milk and cereal - ate breakfast with her brother, cuddled with her sister, and sang and danced to the "Birthday" song by the Beatles. She had a great morning!
Maggie celebrated with friends and family at Rainbow Play Systems in Peoria :) Such a fun day!
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| Solo dance party before friends arrived! Daddy made a special mix of all her favorite songs! |
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| Quinn and Maggie :) |
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| Celebrating with ALL her friends! |
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| Licking the frosting from the candles :) |
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| Gaga and Katie Jane :) |
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| Poppo and Aunt Amy! |
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| Ben was a very busy boy! It was tough to get a picture!! |
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Sweet Kevin and his new shoes!! :)
Party Time with Family...
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| Yay for another party!!! |
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| Make a Wish! |
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| Finger puppets from the Thompsons :) |
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| Cinderella card and crown from Nana! |
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| Wacky Wednesday! |
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| Wacky Wednesday! |
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Hello Kitty never had a chance!
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Family is THE BEST!
Maggie is keeping very busy these days - she has school 3 days a week and a ballet/tap class on Tuesday nights. She is also very busy being the big sister and she plays the role so well. Maggie adores Ben and Kathryn - if she is not dancing or wrestling with Ben, she is cuddled up with Kathryn, singing or reading to her. We recently moved Kathryn and Maggie into the same bedroom and Maggie loves sharing her room :) Maggie's favorite things lately include dancing and singing, drawing and creating art projects, doing puzzles, playing with the neighbor kids, helping mommy in the kitchen, and learning to read. She is just a doll and we love watching her grow into a little girl :)
My Benny . He is the sweetest boy I know. He is always up to something.
His favorite things lately are his books (especially the Very Hungry
Caterpillar), his cars and trucks, his Toy Story boots, any type of
ball, Daddy's guitar and anything that can resemble a guitar, and his
yellow, plastic construction hat (we never leave home without it). Ben
is a HUGE fan of the Wiggles lately and he knows every word to every
song and the dance moves too :) He is talking all the time now - full
sentences and everything . He is quite the singer too - ABC's, Twinkle
Twinkle, Doe A Deer, and Itsy Bitsy Spider are a few of his faves. The
boy does not sit still - he has way too many things to do in his day and
just too little time. Dan and I enjoy him so much and can not say
enough about how much we love our boy!
