Look Who Is 4....

NW finally turned 4. She has been anxiously awaiting this day for about 4 months. It was a major milestone for her. In her mind, turning 4 was when she became a big girl. That means no more whining, no more screaming, no breaks and going to the bathroom at night by herself. All of those things were her idea and she came up with them on her own. It has been 5 days and she has been doing pretty well acting like a 4 year old. It was like a switch flipped.It takes 21 days for something to become a habit.

She had 3 parties this year. The first one was for the adults, the second one was on her birthday and the third one was for her friends. She has been in heaven for the past week.

She is a hugger.

Look how excited she is over a roll of duct tape.

Costume change. Wearing all of her gifts.

Grandpa John and the birthday girl.

4 out of 5 looking at the camera.

LW and Grandpa Jim.

A cake from The Bakers Wife. This thing weighed a ton.

You might remember Charlie. He was at the bday party at Michaels. His new thing is that he says he is going to marry NW in 3 years. That might be a little young. But I like him and would be fine if they got married in 25+ years. Until then, keep you hands to yourself.

Of course there was popcorn and of course LW put the hurt on it.

      Isnt it funny that only the boys are looking at me and the girls are looking everywhere else. Back row: LW, Emily, NW, Ella, Mary and Olivia. Front row: Charlie and Anthony.

On her bday we went to Como park and rode the rides and looked a few animals. It was the best $25 I have spent in a long time.

After riding one of the rides she wanted to go check out the other side of the car. She didnt notice the big bar that makes the cars go and she fell and split her lip. It was a little messy and she cried for a little bit. But she rebounded nicely and got back into the bday mood. Taco's, gifts and cake helped.

This was her big bday present...A new bike. Check it out, it is purple with butterflies. Exactly what she said she wanted. I got lucky and someone really made a bike like that.

The Schaffers, the Gettys and the Wings

Just the Wings of Bloomington and St Paul.