It's still tough to wrap my head around...that my lil' girl is FOUR years old now....  babyhood, toddlerhood are behind her, she's a lil' girl now. ......she's a lil' girl who can write and recognise letters & numbers, who can cut with scissors like a pro,  dress herself completely  (even putting on tights), completely potty trained,  rides in a booster seat in the van, talks on the phone, she can eat a popsicle or lollipop without getting it everywhere  (not even on her hands),  she has an enormous repetoire of songs she sings, she can talk about and describe her dreams, she makes up songs and stories, LOVES to play 'tea party', and wear dresses, she can competently use a computer mouse and loves playing on the 'kids CBC'  website. 

Hard to believe that four years ago today, Gary & I gave birth to our first child....this time, four years ago...we were just dumb-struck...looking at each other...thinking;   WHAT are we in for????     It's been an adventure...from not even daring to trim her newborn delicate teeny tiny finger nails  ('fraid I'd accidentally trim her finger off) to watching her ride a 2 wheel bike with no training wheels...on stunts Gary's built in the yard !!!

 

She woke up this morning...and immediatly asked if we knew that it was her birthday today  :)

Gary made her favourite;  french toast   for breakfast.  Then she opened a few lil' gifts from us  (she's such a big girl, she even shared and let her brother open a gift for her) .  She was SOOOOoo excited just by a few new pair of BIG girl undies and some new socks!!!  She kept exclaiming ;  THIS IS MY BEST DAY!!!

We also got her a tub of 'moonsand'...it's sort of 'indoor' sand  and it sticks together (a bit like play-dough...only messier)....it'll be MESSY...  but she was so thrilled!

 

Tomorrow, will be her lil' birthday party, we'll just have her cousins/family  over and some cake.

After she opened her few lil' gifts....Aiden began sobbing.....

He was having a hard time....  it was ERYN's birthday..not his..

BUT, mommy was clever enough to anticipate this reaction in her 2 yr old son...so she already bought him a lil gift too....  but he'll have to wait until Eryn's party...

 

 

here's a few photos from this morning's  gift opening

 

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I bought squirt guns for the kids today....'tis the season.... time to load up on 'sand toys', bubble solution, side walk chalk and  squirt guns!...next I'll need to update the sunglasses and sun hats and drag out the boes of spring/summer clothes. 

 

I also updated my site and photos for my dutch friends to see... (those NON-facebook europeans ;) 

HI Gaia..

HI   Peter  :) 

 (though Peter did succumb and join facebook ...JUST for me )