"I Not 3 No More"

Hannah had a birthday on March 16th and though she was excited for it to be her turn for a party and for her presents and cake, she was NOT happy to be turning 4. It was a rough week for her when it comes to changes. When I told her she was now 4 she nearly broke down into tears. She said, "But I not 3 no more." It took her at least 2 weeks to finally accept that she was indeed 4 and even then she didn't like it. Whenever anyone asked her how old she was she would say, "I not 3 no more." If they then asked if she was 4 she would look at them sadly and tell them yes. Silly girl. Too top off, we've been bringing out our short sleeved shirts and all of her clothes from last year are now being passed on to Gracie. Not cool in Hannah's book. She doesn't mind sharing with Gracie, she just doesn't want to stop wearing them herself. I have an odd feeling this little girl will struggle with change her entire life. It's been almost a month and she has finally given up being 3. She's still not sure exactly how old she is, unless you ask if she's 4, but we're still working on it. Maybe by the time she's 5 she will have fully accepted 4 and will enjoy it.

Opening one of her presents.

The week of Hannah's birthday was a rough one in our house. The whole family was very sick with ear infections, stomach flu's and fevers, and we had to put off Hannah's birthday until the 18th instead of the 16th. Luckily she is young enough not to know the exact date of her birthday so she didn't notice how late it was. When it finally came she was excited and that's all that matters.

I love the looks of excitement on Hannah's face when she opens a gift.

Hannah has the third kid birthday in the space of a month in our family and by the time it rolls around to her birthday she is very prepared. She knows just what she wants and how she wants her party to go. It's very cute! This year she told me for months in advance that she wanted a castle cake. That's the cake she got last year, but she was so determined to have another one this year, I didn't mind making it again. Also, when asked what she most wanted for her birthday she said a dress. Surprise! She wanted a pink dress to wear around. Not a dress-up dress, but a pink dress to wear to the store. That's easy enough and since she needed clothes, it worked well for us.

She LOVED her pink play dress.

Showing off how pretty she is in her dress. (Too bad she has napping hair. Oh well.)

Hannah had a simple family party in which she got to unwrap presents and have pizza and cake with her siblings. It was just what a 4 year old could want. She loved her presents and her cake and she felt special on her special day and that's the most important thing when you're 4. She got a pink dress, of course, and a skirt (we ended up taking the skirt back because it was too big,) a bouncy ball, a ZuZu pet like Sarah's, and some safari animals. Pretty good for being 4, not 3. :)

Doing what Hannah does best. Singing and dancing in her new dress.