Happy Birthday!

Shay 

We have a 4-year-old! She was really excited to have cousins over when we did her birthday party up in Idaho on Sunday with family for the weekend. We had time to play on Saturday, then had dinner and cupcakes with presents on Sunday before coming home before the predicted storm. The kids were excited to see the gifts and wanted to play with them, but since we had to leave so soon only Claire and Shay enjoyed them when we got home. We were safe but had to get ready for the week which is why I decided to wait until today to post and make it especially focused on Shay. I asked her questions about her favorite things and she likes shows like Pj masks, Frozen, Hilda, Shimmer and Shine, and some with her sister. Her favorite colors are blue, purple, and pink. Her favorite food (at least the second I asked) is cereal. Her favorite animals are all of them which reminds me of how Claire answers these questions. Her favorite mommy is me of course and I didn't ask about daddy, but when Chris asked she said he was her favorite. As for toys, she got some playdough, a Frozen matching game, a stuffed giraffe, a fancy Bluetooth microphone, Shimmer and Shine toys, Frozen shoes, a coloring book, and flashcards! I can't tell you what she likes most, but she's played with all of them and was excited for each.

Claire

She was excited for her sister and wanted to help so much that she ended up blowing out her candles when Shay wasn't successful the first time. Luckily Shay wasn't upset and we were easily transitioned to eating the cupcakes. I do wonder at what age you have them starting wishing on their birthday candles...Claire is just as excited to play with her sister's toys and even likes her microphone more! They've played with everything together and when we tell Claire to ask Shay before playing with her toys or coloring her pages, Shay is so willing to share that it makes the interaction so cute. Claire's school is having a spirit week for Dr. Suess and today was crazy hair which Shay wanted too so I got a fun picture of them with matching crazy hair. Maybe eventually I'll get good at crazier hair but they seemed to like it for now which is great news.

Weeks

Can't say there were too many other exciting things this week besides new toys from the birthday and them helping make the cupcakes for the party. I work like normal and the girls like coming to play at the gym with all their friends which happens so often that it's the new normal. Chris and I are done with the snow, even though it's not done here in Utah and we still have shoveling to deal with on this horrid driveway. Shay still ends up crashing and taking naps most days and then says up way too late, but we are all feeling healthier and hopefully, that will break that habit. Chris still enjoys his job, but we are both looking forward to the day we move up for his own clinic in IF!