4 years old
happy happy birthday
to
you you you!

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polly pockets
dress up
bike rides
cousins
questions
daddy time
arm tickling
strawberry milk (stirred!)
stories
swinging
grandparents
movie night
meat and cheese


we all slept in the loft of our
favorite cabin the night before
your birthday (you would
have family sleepovers every
night if you could). in the morning
i rolled over and greeted you with
a "happy birthday - you are four
years old!" and you picked up your
covers and looked at yourself and
said "i'm not that age" with a look
of complete disbelief. you just thought
you would suddenly be much taller
and look different when you turned
4.

well, you can't see it, but you are
definitely so much older than a year
ago. you still love being fancy and
fairy tails, but now you know your
letters and you can breeze through
preschool workbooks. you still love
me to read you books and tickle your
arm before nap every day, but now you
can tell me how to get around town
and you can ride your bike to the
park that is a mile away. you are
still a little girl, but any hints of your
baby days are long gone.



happy birthday to my sweet girl
with the huge personality
and the enormous imagination!
i love you
oh-oh-oh the sweetest thing