Our little sweetie Hannah Beverly turned 4 a couple of weeks ago on November 30th. It was an off year for her so we didn’t have a friend birthday party, but we were able to do a fun combined family party with my niece, Allie, who turned one on the 24th. Hannah was so cute blowing out the candles. I love seeing how special a kid feels on their birthday. Really when they’re this young it doesn’t take much, but we enjoy every single tiny festivity.
Blowing like a champ.
The two birthday girls. It’d be fun to take one every year huh? This was the end of the night and poor little miss Allie was so tired but she obliged and we got this one non-blurry shot!
I made these scrum-diddly-umptious cupcakes that are totally vegan. They aren’t healthy, but all plant based. They are made like hostess cupcakes with the blob of delicious creamy frosting inside. Now I have found a cupcake recipe that yields normal looking cupcakes that taste “real.” Hooray!
I also took the girls out to lunch at Liberty Market, where the birthday person gets $10 towards their meal. I got a yummy sandwich and the kids shared a plate of spaghetti with extra bread. They gobbled it up and all wanted more. Guess I will have to buy two plates next time!
We also went to Party City and bought a bunch of balloons to put around our house to make it seem festive. Hannah loved choosing all the colors and chose mostly typical girl colors but surprised me by also choosing brown. Hannah felt so special wearing her “birthday girl” t-shirt and told everyone we saw that day that it was her birthday.
Hannah’s stats at age 4:
Weight: 33.2 lbs (25%)
Height: 40 3/4in (75%)
She got 4 shots the other day and did NOT like them. I mean, what kid does, but man. I have not heard her scream like that in a LONG time! She is still wearing her band-aids three days later.
Some things I want to remember about Hannah at this stage:
- She almost always ends up in our bed each night.
- She is sensitive to dairy and gluten
- She can write her name, but with the letters in random order
- She can skip, hop on one foot, and do a somersault
- She loves the park, especially swinging
- She is pretty confident trying new things, but acts shy and bashful as she goes about it
- She loves to hear the same books over and over as well as the same songs in the car over and over
- Hannah loves to cuddle and still likes to be carried around once in while. She is only just starting to get too long for that.
- Hannah loves any type of sweet or candy. She will not even hesitate to pop something in her mouth if it looks brightly colored and candy-like
- She is a little sneaky sometimes. I’ll catch her hiding in the living room eating chocolate chips sometimes, among other things.
- She likes to toe the line. Where Natalie is my rule follower, Hannah is my rule tester.
We love our little sweetie. She adds much laughter to our day and I love her more and more with each one that passes.
