Last Sunday was Mia's 4th birthday. I can't believe it! This sweet girl adds so much joy and happiness to our lives. She makes us laugh like no one else can. I love talking with her as she explains how the world works in her mind; the expressions she makes are priceless! She is so smart, funny, sweet and caring. She lights up our world.
On Saturday evening, we had dinner at Figo with my parents. Afterwards, we came back to our house for ice cream and to let Mia open her presents. Mom and Dad wisely selected pirate gifts for Mia; the girl loves her pirates! One of their gifts was a book about how to be a pirate; Mia really wants to learn! She was very excited about this Jake light-up sword.
She loves her talking Jake spyglass.
On Sunday evening (her actual birthday), we had a small party with our friends, the Hendersons and the Rohans (though Julia, Claudia and Evelyn stayed home sick). Mia loves The Grinch, so that was the theme we went with. Her evite was titled "Little Mia Lou Who Turns Two More Than Two." The message said "Every Who down in Whoville like birthdays a lot, but the Grinch, who lives just north of Whoville, did NOT...Please join us in celebrating and saving Mia's 4th birthday from...the Grinch who steals birthdays!!!" We hung red and green snowflakes around the house to decorate, and Mia was happy to impersonate the Grinch in her new shirt.
Our friends arrived, and we snacked on red and green M&M's and chips with guacamole for appetizers. For dinner, Ryan grilled roast beast (pork tenderloin for the adults and hot dogs for the kids). We also had Who Pudding (vanilla pudding), Cindy Lou Who red Jello, Max's Green Beans and the Mayor's Apple Cranberry Casserole. To drink, I made Grinch juice (Sprite and Lime Sherbet). We let the kids have a picnic dinner on Mount Crumpet while the cartoon version of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas played. They all seemed to enjoy it.
For dessert, we had Grinch cupcakes.
Our Grinch was as happy as could be!
After dessert, Mia opened her gifts. She was very excited to receive her stuffed Grinch and Max dolls from us!
We let the kids release the balloons before they headed home for the evening. What a fun celebration with good friends!
On Monday, Ryan took Mia to the doctor for her well-visit check-up. At least, we thought it was a well-visit. Turns out, she still has her ear infection. We realized we hadn't finished giving her the amoxicillan since we had let Lily share it with her on the cruise; whoops. We have started a new round that we'll follow through with. They measured her at 3 feet, 3.75 inches (51%), weighed her at 39 pounds (78%), took her blood pressure at 100/70 and said her vision passed. The doctor also asked her to draw a picture of herself. She said Mia did a great job because she not only drew a person smiling with arms and legs, but she also put clothes on her; apparently, not all 4 year olds do this. I imagine Mia has colored with Lily so much though that she knows what to do! According to the doctor, our precious Mia is doing great!
Happy birthday sweet Mia!
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