Mary turns four!

This past Saturday was Mary's fourth birthday.

The time really does fly.  It is hard to believe my baby is four.

Here she is on her actual day of birth.  She was our smallest baby, weighing on 6 lbs 2 oz.

First birthday.  Finally starting to grow some hair!

Second birthday.  It is sad to see that her diet really hasn't progressed much.  I think she chose the same menu for her fourth birthday.  Pasta and fruit!

Third birthday!  She calls that dress her Dora dress because of the colors.

Here she is on her fourth birthday.  Unfortunately she spent most of it at Ella's jumprope tournament.  But she was perfectly content with the iPad.  Marc made her breakfast in bed and took a picture, but I think it is on his phone.  She chose a bowl of Apple Jacks!  I stopped buying sugary cereals a few years ago so that is a treat to her.

She had originally told me that she wanted a ballerina birthday.  During R week at preschool, we talked about rainbows and it must have made quite an impression, because she started asking for a rainbow party.

 Some facts about Mary at age four:

• She is tall and weighs only a pound less than Sarah who is two years older.
• She loves to watch movies especially those that star Barbie.  She will watch them over and over if allowed.
• She loves to play with the iPad but really just wants to watch movies on it.
• She is always asking to play outside, even if it is raining.
• Mary and Sarah play together every afternoon and Mary loves her big sister.
• Mary gets up each morning and stands on the catwalk above our family room and yells, "Hi mom!" 
• Sometimes she will put herself to bed if we haven't gotten around to it and she is tired.
• She is a picky eater and will choose to skip dessert rather than try a new food.
• Her favorite foods are chicken nuggets and french fries but she loves fruit too.
• She likes to get ready with me in the morning and likes to put powder on her ears.
• She has a funny giggle and gets the hiccups if she laughs too much.

We love Mary so much and are so glad that she is part of our family!