Yippee!! I'm 4 !!

I know it's June...better late than never :-) As hard as it is to believe for me...little elle, who by the way, is still very little...celebrated her 4th birthday on February 16, 2012. I was so excited to have my mom here to help celebrate. Unfortunately Grammy Sue was not able to make it, although she was missed. We celebrated with loved ones who truly love elle. I am so thankful to have these wonderful people in our life. They each enrich elles life eveytime they interact with her and for that, I will always love them. For me, elle's birthday is truly a celebration of her life and that she is still here with us. To be told that your child might survive until school is a feeling that I can't even begin to explain. It is certainly not what I focus on. I made a decision a long time ago to focus on the journey and not the outcome. Every birthday is another year that elle is proving them wrong. Whether you are new to the blog or have been a loyal follower, by now you have figured out that I write what comes to mind and punctuation doesn't really count here...it's my blog...I can do what I want :-) This leads me to why elle's name usually always appears in lower case. It's not because I am to lazy to hit the shift key but because elle is little, no matter what she will always be my little elle and if she could write her name she would prefer to write it in little letters. I know this :-) Her lunch bag has her name embroidered on it in lower case and her name is always on her birthday cake in lower case. This years theme was "Hello Kitty". We didn't get to carried away. I'm not really a theme mom, however, I will tell you that I LOVE "Hello Kitty". elle agrees. elle received so many wonderful gifts for her birthday. Each one was her favorite!! She loves bubbles and received 2 bubble blowers, an whimsical tea set, her first Cinderella tshirt, more clothing than she has space for, a gross of musical books, a sit and spin and her LEAST favorite...a bicycle helmet. She gave me the stink eye and fought while we put it on her head. If she could talk she would have said "Ma....I look like a fool in this thing!". Trust me, the fact that elle can't talk DOES NOT prevent her from getting her point across loud and clear!! Ask anyone that knows her