It All Started with a Little Skittle...

Gabby and I went to Louisiana to spend the night with Gigi. We had a great time just visiting with her and playing with the super colorful bubbles that were gigantic. Gabby helped Gigi feed the birds and we watched them eat.  Then Gabby and Great Aunt Lisa played in the yard while I sat on the porch visiting with Gigi watching the sunset.  No visit to Gigi's is complete without a delicious Cajun roast and rice and gravy dinner that we all enjoyed.  We laughed and played with Gabby.  Then once she went to bed Grandma and I reminisced about the good ole days.  It was a very fun visit. The next morning it was time to get read to go to Blakeleigh's first birthday party.  The party didn't start until 2:00; however, Gigi was too anxious and we arrived by 12:30 but had to wait until 2:00 for Miss Blakeleigh to wake from her nap.  Gigi really enjoyed playing with Sadie, another baby at the party, and Gabby even got a turn hold the sweet nine month old...

The Friday before Gabby's birthday by some miracle, Michael managed to get off of work a few hours early so we could go to the rodeo with Grandma and Papa.  We arrived at the rodeo early enough for parking to not be a hassle and had plenty of sunlight left for Gabby to enjoy the Ag Farm. She "planted" seeds, "milked" a cow, "fed" the chickens, "sheared" a sheep, and sold all I her produce for some money and bought some cracker with her money. Then she saw some newborn farm animals and watched some baby chicks hatch and take their first steps, which she found to be the highlight of her entire rodeo experience.  Finally we went to watch the rodeo.  She was highly interested for oh, about 5 minutes.  Then she enjoyed some cotton candy, peanuts, and a few walks around the stadium with Daddy.  She stayed up extremely late and seemed to enjoy listening to Keith Urban.  She sat in Grandma's lap and danced.  Grandma to...

Here is a glimpse of Gabby's actual birthday.  It was a day all about Gabby.  We played All. Day. Long. We had lunch with Daddy, visited Grandma, and opened a few gifts, played in the sandbox, rode her bike, and ate cake.  It was a fun and busy day planned by Miss 4 Year Old herself. Daddy had to work late (to ensure he'd be off the day of her birthday party), but that was okay because it meant Gabby got to stay up until 10:00 to make sure she had some Daddy time too.  Gabby thought it was a great day! Gabby's last night as a 3-year-old Gabby's morning surprise the day of her birthday Rainbow nails (notice the green) blowing a birthday kiss So proud to be four Playing with her balloon waiting for Daddy to come home Sweetness Now that she is 4 she is ready to ride her big girl bike The flowers she insisted she needed in celebration of her big day Red velvet cake and turning 4. What could be better? Our family couldn'...

Gabby's love for cats has only grown over the past few years. We used her collection of Hello Kitty toys and some homemade decorations to make her party spectacular.  She chose everything and had a lot of fun picking everything out. Gabby's cake had little stamps that she can play with.  Because they didn't have it ready until the day after I ordered it, it was only $8 including the cupcakes. Her favorite color is light pink combined with her favorite animal, cats.  How much more excited could one girl be? Gabby's cup that match her invitations.  She taped each kitty on the cups after I printed and cut them out. A favorite treat in her 4 leaf clover for our St. Patrick's Day  baby Gabby still getting the hang of making her fingers into the number 4.  Mommy with Gabby soaking up a few moments before she was off to play with friends. Everything Daddy and I do it to celebrate this sweet baby girl we have been bless...