Wednesday, September 19, 2012

4 Years Old

On August 30th Parker and Emma Jane turned 4. We had their birthday party a few days before which confused the heck out of them. They thought the party was their actual birthday and then on their birthday they insisted they already had a birthday... Anyway, the party this year was a crayon party. It turned out great. We papered the walls, had coloring books galore, crayons of every shape and size and color, and the most colorful food I could find. My mom was able to come too which was really special. Almost all of their little friends were there and miraculously no furniture got colored on. 

As the girls get older they are becoming more different. Parker, always the more emotional of the two, is  either the happiest of little girls or the saddest. She is 95% of the time happy. Parker likes to be silly, tell other people what to do, color, read books, play games, write her name and spell different words- most normal 4 year old things. She lives in her own little world that sometimes it is hard to pull her out of!  Emma Jane is a little more reserved with her emotions. She wants to be the best at everything and gets mad when she can't do it right the first time. She is very mothering which is so sweet. She is also very taken with older people which makes me nervous for when she gets older. She also loves coloring, books, and singing. 

Both the girls have started ballet and they love it and I love their teacher. They are staying home with me one more year because of their late birthday. In Missouri you have to turn 5 by August 1st to start kindergarten which means they will have to wait until they are almost 6. Jason and I saw no need for two years of preschool which means I get them for another year which I am very thankful for.  Anyway, here are some pictures from the party!  



Handcrafted by me and my mother

Rainbow punch
The cake made my Jason! It was magnificent. 









The one thing Parker wanted for her birthday was a hula hoop. She was so excited when she got it!