So Lanies fourth birthday was yesterday and she had a blast.  We took her and her sister to Chuck E. Cheese.  There were supposed to be three other kids there but they were unable to come so Hannah and Lanie had all the attention.  Here is a picture of Hannah, Lanie, Pappa and Grandma at Chuck E Cheese.

We then went to lunch at Home Town Country Buffet, which is Lanie's favorite.  It also happens to be all our favorites so everyone was happy.  After that we went home for cake and presents.  Here is her cake with a Jake and The Never land Pirates theme.  She was thrilled with this cake. 

She then blew out the candles...

 and then it was time to unwrap presents...

She received Duplo legos from her sister, a race track, scooter, tea set and Doc McStuffins "Cuddle Hut" from Grandma and Grandpa.

A V-tech InnoTab Tablet a Doc McStufffins coloring book, a Jake and the Neverland Pirates Coloring book, a set of Doc McStuffins character toys from me and a Jake and the Neverland Pirates  shirt from a friend of mine at work.  She was truely a happy camper. 

She had about 4 peices of cake yesterday and enjoyed every bite and then decided to sleep in her cuddle hut. 

I cannot believe she is alread 4 years old but then on the other hand, I am amazed that she is only 4 years old.  She is so smart and funny and witty.  I cannot imagine my life without my lovey dovey, boobie butt, my little princess buttercup! 

Lanie is turning 4!

This Sunday is Lanie's fourth birthday.  We are going to celebrate with her sister and a few friends at Chuck E. Cheese!  She is very excited.  So are we.  I was able to get her a VTech Innotab and I have been playing with it so I know how to use it to show her and I think she will really like it.  When I was registering it, I thought I hid it behind the computer well enough that if she came in she wouldn't see it but she saw a little bit of it and said, "Why you got that tablet?"  I didn't even know she knew what a tablet was!!

I was also able to get a few other gifts and order her cake last week.  Her cake is going to be a Jake and the Never land Pirates cake.  She is very excited.  But the other night she sat in her closet and picked on the plaster and created a hole about 2 feet in diameter in the plaster.  Pappa made her clean it up but the way the door is on the closet, was not able to fix it so she could not get in so when I put her to bed I told her that if she even stepped one foot into that closet or even put a toy in it her birthday would not happen.  The thing is, she knows that if I threaten I will follow through so she stayed out of the closet!  Pappa fixed it yesterday so she cannot get in it at all.  Now she does not have a "night light", so last night I put one in her room that plugs into the wall.  I am only going to put it in at night and then take it out during the day so she does not play with it and hurt herself. 

I will put pictures up after the birthday party.

Just a few pictures...

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This is a beautiful fountain that we found at an Antique shop in our area.  It graces our frount foyer!

Lanie on her first day of pre-school.  Doesn't she look adorable?

This is my brother Ray with Lanie this summer.  He tried to get her to ride the "Noisy Cycle" as she calls it, but she would only sit on it.  Probably because he told her if she touched a button a Big Purple Gorilla would come out! 

And this is our new dining room table.  It was originally $2800 and we found it at a thrift store for $300!  We are very proud of this find. We have never had a table that looks like this, there is not one flaw on this table or the 6 chairs that came with it.  Now we just have to get a fancy set of china to do it justice.

In the past few weeks I have been so sick.  I had the Flu and Pneumonia.  Nothing like multi-tasking.  Loads of fun.  Lanie was also sick.  She ran a fever for a couple of days but now still has the runny nose and cough that we just can't get her over.