Lillian is 4!!

I can't believe Lillian is 4 already! She is getting to be such a big girl. It seems like not that long ago she was still my "baby doll." Now, if I try calling her my baby, I get told that she is NOT a baby!! Oh well!!
Lillian has grown so much over the last year. She knows her ABC's and can count up to 10 without help, usually. She is a good helper around the house, (most of the time) and she adores her brother. I love to see them laughing, and playing together.  Her birthday was on a Thursday and I decided to make her favorite, macaroni and cheese. Afterwards, it was time for presents of course. I snapped a couple of pictures of her but the rest is on a video. We also got Preston a couple of presents since we knew he wouldn't understand why Lillian was getting new toys and he wasn't.
Lillian was so excited the whole day for her birthday, and hated having to wait all day for it. I think in the end it was worth the wait. She loved dinner, of course, and had so much fun opening and playing with her birthday gifts.
Lillian loves books and always wants us to read to her. Some books she has heard so much that she will often sit down and "read" it to herself or Preston. It is so cute. She also likes Barbie dolls, all the princesses, all the Tinker Bell fairies and Strawberry Shortcake. With a little help from my mom, I was able to bring home my old Barbie dolls and house, a kitchen stove with lots of dishes and my Strawberry Shortcake dolls and gazebo. She LOVED them!! To her they are brand new, and aren't 20+ years old!! Thank goodness they made toys better then!! LOL Since she has her own room now, she is really loving having all these new toys and the space to play with them.
Lillian continues to be a finicky eater. But we have been able to get her to try a few new things with some a little bribery. I can only hope that as she gets older she will get better about trying new things and the finickiness will go away.
My little girl brings such joy and laughter to our family and we are so blessed to have her. She has her own little personality which continues to develop. However, she takes after her mommy in so many things, I can only imagine what she will be like as a teenager. I think I will be getting a dose of my own medicine. LOL!! Anyway, we all had a wonderful time celebrating her birthday and look forward to many more.

 Preston with his new Dr. Seuss book. He loves books his size.

 opening his "gift"

 Getting more excited about his new toy.

 Oooo...animals!!!

 "Daddy hurry up an open it!!!"

 He loves his Noah's Ark toy. He and Lillian both loved playing with it that day.

 He really enjoys playing with the Fisher Price little people and animals.