Mykelle's Birthday

Today is Mykelle's birthday, she is 4 years old!  I am amazed at how quickly the time has gone and how much has happened in those four years!  Adam was reading in his journal last night about the week Mykelle was born and we were surprised by what we'd forgot.  She was such a good baby and is still a very good little girl.

We ended up having our family party for Mykee a little early this year because Papa Skip was in town and we thought it would be nice to do it with him here.  Adam and I started her "birthday" the night before by decorating the house.

When she woke up she had to walk out of her bedroom through streamers that reached the floor.  It was almost like Christmas morning watching the looks on her and Evan's faces!  They checked out the presents and cards and all of the balloons on the floor then went to check out the cake in the kitchen.

Mykelle LOVED her Rapunzel cake!  I was not feeling up to making her a cake myself, so I went out and bought one from the bakery and also bought a small Rapunzel doll.  I had to use the cardboard packaging for the tower- for a cake that took five minutes to put together I must say it turned out well!  It was delicious and Mykelle loved it, what more could we ask for?

I know that usually people make their child's favorite breakfast for their birthdays but if you asked Mykee she would say cereal is her favorite.  Then if you asked if maybe it was french toast, she'd say that was her favorite.  Or if you asked if waffles were her favorite, she'd say yes, that one!  So, I decided for her and I may have just started a new tradition:  pink blueberry waffles served with pink milk and whipped cream.  The whipped cream was for the waffles but the kids wanted it on their pink milk, so they got it :)

After breakfast and getting everyone ready for the day we went to Chuck E Cheese's for play and lunch. We drove about 20 minutes to the local Chuck E's and after pumping the kids up to get them excited, here's what we found:

Empty!  They'd torn it down since we'd been there last!  Needless to say, we had two very unhappy kids in the backseat.  So we quickly looked up the next closest Chuck E's and drove another twenty minutes to a nicer one.  We had a lot of fun eating and playing with the games.

Mykee and Evan turned their ticket winnings into candy- Smartees and Fun Dip.  Adam and I had fun introducing them to the joys of Fun Dip as you can see in the pics!

After a nice nap for everyone- kids, parents and papa included, the kids played with Adam while Skip and I made one of Mykelle's favorite meals, Turkey Surprise!  Which is really just turkey fried rice, but it's what my mom always called it growing up so it's what we call it!  Dinner was delicious, and of course served with pink milk (no whipped cream this time:).  Mykee ate every last grain of rice so she could get her dessert.  We sang Happy Birthday and Mykelle took four blows to get all of her candles out!  I loved watching not only how excited she was, but how happy Evan was too.  You can see it on their faces, I love these pictures!

After cake and ice cream we opened presents.  She received the Tangled movie with brushes and a Princess Ariel swim cover-up and goggles from Adam and I (and Evan too).  Skip's gift of a Rapunzel dress with matching slippers was a real hit.  Mykelle immediately had to put it on and dance with her prince!

We then ended her birthday by watching Tangled together before bed.  Mykee was so sweet and happy all day long, I think she had a wonderful day.

She has been a very lucky little girl- she's had two birthdays- she knows today is her birthday and has enjoyed talking with family members on the phone.  Also, Mykee has been sent several cards and packages that she's had a blast opening.  Grandparents Bassett sent a couple Rapunzel books, lots of clothes, and some Dora make-up that Mykee likes to put on daily.

Nanna Anne sent Tinkerbell wrapped  dollhouse furniture (a twins nursery set for her Loving Family house) and a beautiful blue dress that will be so pretty with Mykee's eyes.  Both grandparents also included a lot of Easter stuff, but according to my children, I was a mean mom and put it away to enjoy on Easter (just like I remember being upset with my mother for doing!).

We have no big plans for the rest of Mykelle's day, just FHE and dinner after Adam gets home and the kids wake up from their naps.  For FHE we are taking food to a family in our ward that has had their 5 year old son get hit by a car- I guess he is okay but has a wound on his foot.  It should be a good experience for the kids to do a little service and will be nice to have Adam's Spanish-speaking abilities, the mother does not speak English.