Happy 4th Birthday Princess Matisyn! I can't believe Matisyn is 4. I think I'll say that every year as my kids get older. On Matisyn's actual birthday on Sunday we had Matt's family over to celebrate with us. Matt's sister Becky and her family couldn't come, but even without those 7, there were about 15. I tried to keep it simple and did spaghetti, bread, and salad. I made Alison's homemade sauce recipe which is delicious. Matisyn has been so excited about her birthday and especially about turning four. She started the day by asking me to remind her how old she was today, and wanted me to help her practice showing how many four was on her fingers. We had to go to church before everyone could come over, and she was so excited that she got to go up in primary so they could sing to her and give her a treat! Matt and I put up decorations after she went to bed and Matt heard her gasp and say "how beautiful" when she walked downstairs the next morning. She is so amazed by the little things that it makes me want to do more for her. She loved helping me set the table and Matt fill up the balloons. She had been "writing" her party list all week for her friend party so when Papa called that morning to ask if he could come to her house to celebrate with her she said, "sorry papa, you're not invited, you didn't get an invitation." She was happy to find out that there would be two parties!
Matisyn loved her princess set from David, especially her special chair and crown light. She has also been really into games and Dora lately so she has loved the Dora game set and ball from BaKenzie and Cassie Jo Jo.
She was so excited when she opened this present. She saw it on television and had to have it. "Just like I saw on tv!" She is a marketers dream, commercials really convince her of a toys value!
This is how she opens presents in bags now. She throws the tissue paper up over her head. Check out the bag I used. I found it in my closet at home from when I was in Jr High. I just couldn't throw it away.
Matisyn and Emilyn with Matt's grandparents, Grandpa Rex and Grandma Jo
One of Matisyn's favorite presents was a princess hair and make-up set from us. She could have stopped opening presents and just played with those things. I guess Emilyn saw its value as well. She was trying to crawl straight off the end of the couch to get to it. She finally sat up when she was handed the blow dryer.
Present opening, which Matisyn loved, of course. I was surprised though, she was pretty mellow, compared to her normal self. She just slowly opened, and wanted to look at each toy before moving on. Her cousin David kept running presents over to her, but she stayed pretty calm. I'm not used to calm Matisyn! Maybe I'm seeing signs of my mature four year old emerging!
Crawling into her turtle desk box from Grandma and Papa to find the other presents they hid in there.
Opening her stamps, and lots of other crafts from Grandma Barb and Papa.
Emilyn stands up by everything now!
She had to have these things at the party store.
Loving all the attention as everyone sang happy birthday to her. We sang about three times so she could keep blowing out her candles, still her favorite part!
Yum, butter. I'm not sure how she ended up on the table, but first thing she did was remove the lid to the butter and proceed to squish chunks of it and eat it. And yes, we decided to take pictures instead of stop her!
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