Happy 4th Birthday Charlotte!

I'm a little late in posting this, but better late than never. Charlotte turned 4 (!!!) on July 5th. We were planning to be in Colorado for her actual birthday, so we had an impromptu party before then with part of our family. It was just the right kind of celebration. A little family, a little dinner, a little cake, and a couple of presents. Last year when she turned three it was much too overwhelming with too many people and too many presents. She got really crabby and couldn't enjoy her own party. This year was much better and everyone had fun!

Dinner with the family.
Her present from Grandpa Mark and Grandma Cindy, a horse on a stick. The horse was promptly named Misty, from Misty of Chincoteague (a wonderful book about the wild horses on the outer banks of North Carolina). Charlotte and Misty have had many adventures, including a lot of galloping at the grocery store.

Charlotte's cake request was a pink butterfly, but we were out of red food coloring, so she was happy with blue and yellow.

Misty had to help with the candles.

Yum!

Our silly birthday girl.