ZOE IS 4!

I can't believe my little girl is 4 years old. Was I not just swaddling her yesterday? She went from teether to stylist in mere moments.

We opted out of the big birthday bash this year. With both girls suffering terribly from princess fever, we thought it best to get them to the Disneyland treatment center instead. More on that in the fall...

In the meantime, we had plenty of celebrating old-school style. Zoe told everyone that she is having a "...three day celebration!" (CLICK on "Day 1" or "Day 2" below for related pics)

Day 1: a visit from Grammy & Pa -- park, dinner and a special princess/barbie cake I more than happily slaved over for a day and a half.

Day 2: a fantastic "princess play date" with her two best friends, Clara and Alison. It was super sweet, fun and a lot less exhausting than past extravaganzas (thank you JH!)!

Day 3: a special cupcake to bring to camp!

Zoe came over to me several times over the weekend, gave me a big hug and told me that this was "the best birthday EVER!" Now, considering she has only had 4 birthdays and two of them she likely doesn't remember, I shouldn't get too carried away. Buuuut, I will anyway. There was nothing better than seeing her have so much fun. Love it. Love it. Love it! Note to self: simple works.

FANTASTIC videos below.

Happy Birthday to You!

Stick the Princess in Her Castle!