Eliza turned 4

Elize turned 4 last week. I really can't believe it. She is changing so much. I keep thinking that she doesn't look that different from last year, but then I look at pictures from last year and she looks so different.

 

For her birthday party, she originally wanted to do a superhero party as her love for Wonder Woman and the Justice League is still strong. BUT then we saw Frozen and she has fallen in love with it. So we decided to do a Frozen party with a little bit of wonder woman.

 

We have some friends that use to live one street over from us. Before we knew them, we would get their mail, food delivery orders, and occasionally home repair workmen knocking on our door. They had a little girl born 3 days before Eliza and we signed up at the same daycare at the same time. We finally met, and figured out that we lived 1 street apart. The girls have been best buds since they were a few months old. We decided to try out a combined birthday party this year. It helped ease some of Eliza's nerves as she usually cries at her party.

 

They had a Frozen/Ninja Turtle party. Everyone Swam, ate, and played on the playground. I think it went pretty well.

 

Eliza's cake had frozen figures that I managed to hunt down (everything Frozen is so hard to find!) and we incorporated Wonder Woman into the cake. She is behind the cake lasoing Hans:

Eliza and Katerina:

The Birthday Girl:

 

We decided to not open gifts at the party and I think that was the best idea ever. Eliza gets so nervous and doesn't like to open them and it ends up being very stressful for me. So we took the gifts home and she opened them after she had a nap. It was so much more enjoyable.

 

At 4 Eliza:

- talks non stop at home. Although I've been told that she is quieter at school.

- Asks a billion questions. She asked me yesterday morning why Jesus doesn't come to church and she asked me who is the leader of our church.  

- Is very smart. I know I'm her mom so I'm a little biased but others have told me that she is pretty bright.

- She is a great big sister. She shares pretty good. She watches out for her sister and is a good helper to me. She does smoother her by getting in her face a lot though.

- She loves her family. She gets so excited to spend time with grandparents and asks me about her cousins/aunts/uncles and her great grandparents in "Idahoda."

-She seems tall for her age, I will find out for sure in a few weeks. 

- She is well behaved mostly. She rarely gets in trouble at school. At home, she can be a little sassy. When she is tired is when she misbehaves the most. When we get all worked up and in a tizzy, she will tell me that she wants to "start over" and we count to 10, take a deep breath, and start over. Then she is pretty good.

- She loves stuffed animals right now, and reading books. She imagines and lot and loves to play.

- She has started liking to pick out what she wears but can easily be convinced to wear something.

- She loves to have daddy tell her stories.

- She makes up songs a lot.

- She is a joy and we love watching her learn and grow.

 

Eliza bug's birthday interview:

How old are you? 4
What makes you happy? My birthday cake and playing. Oh, and snacks and coloring.
What is your favorite animal? Zebra
What is your favorite thing to eat?  Cake
What is your least favorite thing to eat? Chicken Pot Pie
What is your favorite thing to do? Play with Grace and Elin
What is your favorite tv show?  May Poppins, Frozen, and Wonder Woman
What are you really good at? Playing and doing the parachute
What is your favorite movie? Frozen
What is your favorite color? Purple
What is your favorite song? "Rocky Top", "Icecream and Cake Cake Cake" (a song they sing at exercise class)
Who is your best friend? Elin, Katerina and Nicole
What do you and your mom do together? Stay home, Play, crafts, go to stores, and Sams Club
What do you and your dad do together? Go to Chuck E. Cheese. Help cook dinner. Watch shows.
What is your favorite sport? Going to church
Where is your favorite place to go?  Mall playground and to see Frozen
What is your favorite book? Frozen and Wonder Woman
What do you want to be when you grow up? A cowgirl.