Lydia (left) and Abby (r) eating their birthday breakfast with whipped cream
Choosing birthday food was a thrill for the girls. They both agreed on Dutch Baby Pancake for breakfast and homemade pizza (to which menu I added salad) for supper.
Months in advance they put in orders for their birthday cake: Lydia wanted "shoc'late cake and shoc'late ice cream," and Abby wanted "manilla cake and manilla ice cream." Josiah lobbied for an ice cream cake and managed to entice the girls with vivid descriptions of his past birthday's ice cream cake, such that they abandoned their former wishes in favor of his suggestion. This made my task easier, since we combined the desire for chocolate and vanilla by layering both types of ice cream on a fudgy, flourless chocolate cake base. I also drizzled some caramel on top and decorated with piped whipped cream and chocolate chips. Everyone enjoyed it!
Josiah had to get in on licking the candles
My mom was here for the girls' birthday and brought presents from my sisters and the Baynes. There certainly were lots of presents and lots of wrapping paper for Clara to tear into bits after her sisters had torn it off the gifts.
I took Josiah to pick out presents for the girls--a sticker book each and a box of chalk to share
Clara was possessive of the phone Grandma gave her
Lions from Great-grandparents Neuman
Teeny tiny doggies from Aunt Bobo
And blow pens from Aunt Bobo! They beg me to do this with them . . . we still need to find a good time (without Clara)
Clara moving her hand as if bouncing a balloon
Bouncing balloons from the Baynes!
Aunt Hannah and Aunt Rach got the girls some cute shoes
Grandma Cousino gave them puzzles, lots of cute socks, and matching shirts
They enjoyed getting birthday phone calls from friends and family, and they now update everyone (whether we know them or not) on their age: "We are four!"
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