Celebrating Four

Kathryn was so excited to turn four.

She asked me every single day for weeks when it would be her birthday.

When the special day arrived, Michael took her to Arctic Circle for a lunch date.

And then I told her I had a secret surprise.

I took her to get a manicure.
All summer, she asked me to paint her nails, but I sadly never got around to it.
So she was more than thrilled when I told her where we were going that afternoon.
She was such a good girl too.  She sat very, very still and was so polite.

On the way home, we stopped at the toy store.
She begs to go there on a regular basis, so I thought it would be a nice treat.
We played for a while and looked for a new toy to pick out from Grandma Woodland.

After dinner, we had cake and ice cream.

And then she opened presents.

She got some new books and a giant coloring pad.

But the favorite gift of all was her big girl Cinderella bike.

Michael took the garbage outside and came back inside with her new bike:)

She was ecstatic (and so was Max)!