Turning Four!

Yesterday the twins turned the ripe old age of four.  This is a big step for my girls, which didn't go unnoticed by them.  As Aria informed me, "When you're four, you don't take naps; when you're four you don't suck your thumb".  A bit of nice self-motivation there!

To begin the day, I asked Daddy to make them some crowns to wear.  They kept them on the entire day (and even have been wearing them today).

After lunch we headed out, venturing into the heat to find some amusement for the afternoon.  I had printed off coupons from Chuck E Cheese (they have some great promotions if you check out their website and sign up for the birthday list), so we headed there for their twenty free birthday tokens.  They shared some with their older sister and played and played, even getting to "meet" the overgrown mouse in person!

(One great thing about homeschooling is that places like this are ALL yours during school hours!)

After the fun time at Chuck E Cheese, we drove on over to the mall and played in their playplace for a little bit, looked at the puppies, and got samples from the chocolate store.

We had one more place to stop at before going home: Walgreens.  It was there that I let them each pick out their birthday present.  The one and only thing that they have wanted and craved and begged for many months now: A Pillow Pet.  The mall had them, but at a much higher price.  So, $20 a girl and dreams came true.  Happiness for a four year-old!

I was a bit worried about what I would do for a "cake" since our oven is broken, but finally struck gold (after a suggestion from my  mother; thanks,  Mum!) at the infamous Waldemart when I happened upon a couple of loaf size angel food cakes.  Sliced in half, slathered in strawberry jam and covered in cool-whip and flower sprinkles and stabbed with curly candles, they each got a cake, making their day absolutely complete in their eyes.  (The cakes were strawberry flavored, so they were pink, and we served them with strawberries and strawberry ice cream.  See a theme yet?)

Aurora gave them each a princess puzzle and a birthday card, then gave them each a headband that she had decorated with barrettes and pieces of paper (there is no stopping that girl!) and our birthday celebrations were completed.  All in all, a good day (even if the drive was super hot, darn the broken air-conditioning)!