Nicole is 4!

Nicole was born on December 28th.  This year, we celebrated Christmas with our family in NC.  We ended up traveling home on the day of Nicole's 4th birthday, which meant lots of hours in the car and two exhausted parents.  There was just no way David and I could manage birthday dinner, birthday cake, and wrapped gifts after our trek.  So, we told a little white lie...we told Nicole that her birthday was the next day, and she was none the wiser.  Life was good.  Nicole put herself to bed because she knew the faster she went to sleep, the faster she'd be 4.

Nicole's birthday morning arrived (Dec. 29, 2010 this year), and she walked out of her room with her head hung low and looking dejected.  She said, "Mom, I didn't get taller."  I think Nicole thought that she would by my height when she woke up.  I told her that I thought for sure she had grown.  A little later, Nicole did show up downstairs wearing my pink lipstick, which seemed to make her lack of height less of a problem.

We had a good day, filled with anticipation for the birthday celebration.  Nicole asked David who was coming...um, well, our family would be there.  Nicole was a little bummed, but then David asked her what she would like for her birthday dinner and she perked up.  Nicole requested "Thanksgiving dinner with cranberry, stuffing, and potatoes."  Mind you, I'm making a homemade "marble" birthday cake as she requested.  How am I going to pull off Thanksgiving in the next hour??  What happened to pizza?  MacnCheese?  Chicken nuggets?  Um, no.  Apparently her 4 year old palate became more sophisticated in her old age.

David left on a mission.  Thank you Boston Market for a fabulous Thanksgiving Dinner.  Thank you Dollar Store next to Boston Market for the fabulous birthday decorations and party favors that more than made up for the lack of outside party guests.  We all had fun.  It's good to be 4.