Four?!?

Where in the wold has the time gone? Blair turned four yesterday ... it seems like time keeps going faster and faster with every year that passes. She decided that she wanted to have a cowgirl birthday party with a pony, so that's what she got. Mimi and Papa came for a pre-birthday visit and gave her the cutest little cowgirl outfit ... now she's a cowgirl from head to toe! When I got the camera out to take a picture, she struck a pose and kept right on going. Wonder who she got that from? :)

Next she had to show off her "fishing" skills. She loves to go fishing ... the grass is the water, and the poor, broken Mickey Mouse is the fish. I've got to hand it to her ... she has a heck of a cast and she catches one every single time!

After the photo shoot and fishing adventure, we had a little birthday surprise for her: we went to see the Disney Princess show in Macon. It wasn't Disney on Ice - it was a stage show of Cinderella, Snow White and Beauty and the Beast. It was pretty good, but last year's Disney on Ice was much better. Mimi and Papa came along for the Princess fun, which made it even MORE fun for Blair. I do believe I heard Papa snoring at one point, but that is to be expected from him. :)

Although Blair may beg to differ ... she was so enthralled with the show that she wouldn't even turn away for a second so I could take this picture. Could be that she was tired of me taking pictures by this point.

Sunday was party day. JLOD made her the cutest custom birthday outfit! And here she is again striking the poses ... seriously, I don't know when she decided that she was a supermodel, but she's got the posing DOWN.

We had the sweetest pony named Ima come visit during the party. We had very thoroughly explained to Blair before the party that the pony was coming to visit for the party ... he wasn't coming to live with us. She protested a little, but she understood. To help the kids get a little more comfortable with the pony, we cut up some apples and carrots so that they could feed her. I'm not sure whether they enjoyed actually riding the pony or feeding her more! The pony figured out where the treats were very quickly, and she wanted to stop at that spot during every ride. They spoiled her!

Of course Blair was fearless on the pony. Right when she got on the first time, the horse did one of those shake things where she literally shook her whole body (like she was shaking water off), and that freaked Blair out a little, but she recovered very gracefully and resumed her cowgirl persona.

Next came the cake! We picked it up the day before the party, and she wanted to taste it soooo badly. But she did great and waited until it was officially cake time.

She will not tell us what she wished for. She's gotten it into her head that dreams are like wishes, and if you tell them, they won't come true (sounds like something off a princess song?). So she won't tell us about her dreams anymore either. Little stinker!

We are so incredibly proud of her ... she's so much fun at this age. FULL of personality and still nonstop energy. We go for her four year well visit next week, and I'm anxious to see where she is on the growth chart. At three, she had risen to just above average ... quite far considering she wasn't even close to being on the charts when she was born. Brian will come with us for this doctor visit ... she'll have to get at least 4 shots, and I know I can't do this one alone!