Happy 4th Birthday, Lila-Lou (a day late as usual)
I woke you up yesterday, singing Happy Birthday and We All Love You. You hopped up onto your knees and said, “Can you believe it?! I’m four years old now and all it took was one more sleep!”
We talked about some of the ways you’re now a big girl:
You can button, snap and zip.
You spell and write your name (with upside down “L”s).
You count to 20, or to 100 by 10s.
You know your ABCs and put on your own shoes.
You’ve started sleeping in your own bed and when you wake up at night you don’t cry. You just tiptoe into our room and say, “I’d like to come in bed with you now.”
You also don’t cry when I leave you with someone else.
You’re ready to like vegetables. And fruit. And less sugar.
You look forward to our Saturday trip to the farmer’s market. You help me make the shopping list and you carry your own bag.
You learned how to pump on the swing, and to do a flip on the rings.
We ran out of time because Daddy had to take you to school.
While you were gone, I baked you a cake.
I spelled your name the way you signed it on my birthday card in May.
It looks like you made a super wish, and I hope it comes true!
"Grass is the cheapest plant to install and the most expensive to maintain."
~Pat Howell
July 4th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Oh NO that big grown up girl is NOT your daughter! I can’t believe it! Happy Birthday Lila!!!
July 4th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Oh, what a cutie! Pretty cake too. Happy Birthday Lila
July 4th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Dawn, seriously. It really blows my mind lately how she’s turning into her own person. The baby is gone!
July 4th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Thanks, Kris. The cake was divinely yum. It’s the vanilla cupcake recipe from Magnolia Bakery, poured into 9″ pans and cooked a wee longer. And their vanilla faux buttercream icing. It’s not a true buttercream, has way more powdered sugar in it. But I made it with about 2/3 the called-for sugar and it was so good.
July 4th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
So how is that pronounced? Ri-ra in a Scooby Doo voice?
July 4th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Happy Birthday, Lila!!! Hard to believe four years has gone by! Love what you wrote, Kelly…it would make a lovely children’s book. Lila will love to read it when she’s 24…
I think!
July 5th, 2007 at 7:18 am
Aw!
Happy birthday to everyone involved!
xo
July 5th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
what a lovely child, she looks very happy!
How are you feeling? This was a precautionary removal, right? When will you know the results?
July 5th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Wow! It seems like only yesterday Lila was toddling through that basketball game at the Krenz house. I am amazed at how grown-up she looks! Still beautiful! Happy, happy birthday, Lila!
July 6th, 2007 at 2:06 am
She’ beautiful! I love the picture!! That is a classic! Happy birthday to you little girl, miss that age, mines turing 18 this year, hold on to 4!
July 6th, 2007 at 6:56 am
Happy days to all of you
lots of love
d
July 7th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
What a big girl! Happy birthday Lila!
July 7th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
LOVE THOSE CANDLES! What GREAT photos!! Four is fantastic.