Kaitlyn is FOUR!

My little baby is now four years old. For some reason, four sounds SO much older than 3. It's only one year away from 5, which is halfway to 10. Which is halfway to 20 when she'll be off in college. I can already tell that I'm going to be a gooey mess when she starts kindergarten in a little over a year.

But enough premature sadness...we celebrated her birthday with a princess party! There was lots and lots of pink. I let her pick out a cake from a local bakery. I was certain that she would pick out a Disney princess one, but she surprised me with this choice. I guess a real, sparkly tiara and wand outweigh Cinderella and Belle.

But the princesses did make an appearance in the tableware.

It was a very low key kind of party. There were no party games--just a chance to play with girlfriends, have lunch, eat cake and open presents.

When it was time to eat, Ethan dutifully put on a princess tiara (albeit backwards). All the girls giggled, and he enjoyed being the center of their attention.

Blowing out the candles...no help needed this year!

And her favorite present of all was her big girl bike from Gran!

And for some comedic relief, my little goofball sporting the sparkly tiara and flashing his cheesy camera grin. I really could just eat him up sometimes.

Happy Birthday sweet Kaitlyn!