The Little Birthday Girl

The weather was beautiful on Phoebe's birthday.  All three kids enjoyed playing outside in our backyard together when Sarah got home from school that day.  There were lots of leaves, lots of smiles, and lots of laughs.

~ Phoebe's 4th birthday interview ~

What is your favorite color?

"Yellow"

What is your favorite food?

"Macaroni and cheese"

What is your favorite thing to play with Sarah?

"play dollhouse stuff with her"

What is your favorite thing to play with me?

"play games with you"

What is your favorite thing to play with Daddy?

"play chomp.  We do this (demonstrates with her teeth how Daddy chomps them...on the toes and fingers).  Him chomps some tummy meat."

What is your favorite thing to play with Silas?

"I like to play balls with him."

What is your favorite movie?

"Monsters Inc."

What is your favorite stuffed animal?

"Elmo.  I like Squishy and Elmo."

Who is your favorite Disney princess?

"Ariel" (the Little Mermaid)

I like to play.... "hide and seek."

I am scared when... "Sarah scares me.  Her do this (puts her hands in the air) RRRRrrrrrr! Then I run away."

What is your favorite song?

"Jesus Loves Me, This I Know"

Opening her gifts from Daddy, Mommy, Sarah, and Silas...

A bag of new clothes... Phoebe held each thing up and looked at it.  She was happy with all of her new clothes!

She was especially excited about this new Ariel jacket that Eric and I got for her.  When she opened it she started to smile and happily said, "This is what I always be wanting!"

She also was excited to open this new Leapster 2 learning game system.  (Sarah got one for Christmas last year and doesn't like to share it very often with Phoebe.)  Now both girls can play their Leapsters and share the games.  Phoebe even made up a little song about this gift... "I got a new pooter... I got a new pooter."  she sang this over and over while she waited for Eric to get it out of the box and batteries in for her.

(Stupid Leap Frog company and Leapster 2.  The touch screen on the Leapster 2 decided to stop working less than a week after Phoebe opened it up on her birthday.  I am now in the process of going back and forth with the Leap Frog company about getting a replacement.  So very Very VERY frustrating for me and sad for Phoebe.  She just wants to play some games on her new "pooter".  She keeps getting it out and turning it on, to discover each time that, Oh yeah, it doesn't work anymore.)

Games for the Leapster 2 from Silas...

A "Llama Llama" book and a little Ariel party doll set from Sarah....

Phoebe picked to have ice cream and special toppings for her birthday dessert.  I took her to the store and she picked out an ice cream called Triple Brownie.  She also picked out a berry topping and rainbow sprinkles.  It was delicious!

Happy Birthday to our dear sweet Phoebe!  Happy Birthday to you! We all LOVE YOU so very much.  You are a little ray of sunshine in all my days.

When it was time for bed she took her new "pooter" with her and played games for about thirty minutes before shutting it off for the night and snuggling under her covers.  Good night sweet girl!