MPB is 4 years old!

it's hard to believe that 4 years ago my life changed forever.  o.k. really 4 years and 11 days....but i'm just now getting pictures for you blog friends of mine to see!

here are some pictures from our big day (all except the ones of the last day of school and i've already done a blog post about it!)

this is when we woke her up.  she was so excited!  i asked how old she was and this was the response!

after a half day of work for me and tommy and school for mpb, we went with gran-gran, sarah, tabitha (sarah's mom), and caden (sarah's "baby" brother) to bon ami for lunch!  we had so much fun and decided to take sarah home with us for the afternoon!

but really, what birthday would be complete without a stop by coldstone?  these girls had a ball!

when we got home, i had to get to work on the cake!  this was what i was matching.....her "official" 4 year birthday outfit and the outfit that will be worn for her 4 year portraits!

and here's what i came up with to go with it!  i was pleased!  and thought it matched pretty well...

mpb being the hostess with the mostess with bryce and sarah at her party.  um....future bride/groom with the maid of honor?  ha

what party would be complete without our baula?  she made the trip down just for the party and, of course, to shop some!

mpb all smiles before we lit the candles!

i had these cookies made at the viking cooking school to give as favors.  of course, they matched the flower on the "official" outfit!

we had her party at different strokes in ridgeland - a pottery painting place.  it was perfect!  they do a plate for the birthday girl/boy and i had sent them a picture of mpb's outfit so they incorporated those colors in her plate!

the food table.  this was the first time we have not had her party at our house.  i had to add my mccarty to the party somehow!  

opening some presents!

after this, we released the balloons (as you've read already) and headed home!  mpb was asleep before we got on the interstate (and the pottery place is just on hwy 51!).

it was a fun and busy day!!!!