Zupa's recently opened up a location right by our house, so we decided to go there on Saturday evening for dinner for the first time. We liked it! Then we went to Cold Stone for dessert b/c nothing says birthday weekend like Cold Stone!
And then we put this girl to bed for the last time as a three year old!!! I love this picture of her! Snuggled up on her "H pillow" & cuddling with her beloved Bear & Smitten.
And Sunday was the big day!!! We started off the day with brthday donuts. But almost as exciting as birthday donuts was the fact that Hadley was promoted to two vitamins/day! We get the girls princess gummy vitamins, and the directions say to take one per day or two per day for ages 4 & up....Hadley has been waiting & waiting to get 2 vitamins like Shelby, and the day finally came!!
Also, I feel like it is important to note why my children are already fully dressed complete with hair bows for a Saturday morning breakfast. ;) There used to be a time where we strolled into the donut shop in PJs, but Hadley now likes to get dressed as soon as her feet hit the floor in the morning. Shelby would ordinarily still be in PJs though except for the fact that she WOKE UP AT 4:15 IN THE MORNING b/c she was too excited to sleep since it was Hadley's birthday. I guess when you're up at 4:15, you've got plenty of time to get dressed before breakfast. ;) Thankfully Shelby entertained herself quietly in her room until the rest of the family woke up. :)
After Hadley's yummy birthday breakfast, we opened up presents!! Hadley was so funny all week whenever she received a birthday card of package in the mail, she insisted upon waiting until her actual birthday to open them. Even on Saturday when I took her to Barnes & Noble and got her a cupcake, she said we needed to take it home & save it for her birthday, ha! All of that to say, she had a lot to open on her birthday between Mommy & Daddy's gifts and everything she'd received in the mail that week.
After presents & an early lunch, we headed to Chuck E. Cheese for some birthday fun! Leading up to Hadley's birthday, we kept asking her what special thing she wanted us to do on her birthday. She narrowed it down to Build A Bear or Chuck E. Cheese, but ultimately decided on Chuck E. Cheese. We kept trying to convince her to do Build A Bear b/c we knew that would be more fun for her, but it was to no avail. Hadley loves the idea of Chuck E. Cheese, but she doesn't really enjoy the games. But she loves the necklace & ring she got with her tickets, so she was happy in the end!
{You can see the girls' faces on the screen above their ride..Hadley's face says it all!}
{This was a 100% fake smile, I have no idea why but even the mini carousel caused her anxiety at Chuck E. Cheese. I literally pulled her off mid-ride b/c she was almost in tears 2 seconds after this picture was taken.}
{All smiles with her new jewelry from Chuck E. Cheese!}
After Chuck E. Cheese, we came home for Brady to nap & got started on Hadley's birthday cupcakes! The birthday girl requested chocolate cupcakes with blue icing & blue sprinkles. Baking is the girl's thing, so she loved helping to make them!
For Hadley's birthday dinner, she requested all of her favorite dinner foods: steak, corn on the cob, & Kraft macaroni and cheese. After dinner we let the girls ride their scooters to the park b/c it was a gorgeous evening. I didn't get any pictures, but it was the perfect end to our weekend! We had so much fun being together this weekend & celebrating our four year old!!!
Two other things that I want to remember about Hadley's fourth birthday--whenever anyone said "Happy Birthday" to her, she would say "Happy Birthday" back to them. ;) And when I was tucking Hadley in for bed on the night of her birthday, I said: "Happy Birthday, Hadley. I'm so thankful God gave you to us." She grabbed my cheeks after I said that, and in the sweetest, most sincere voice replied: "And I'm so glad we're all alive."
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