my baby turned 4 today

We've been looking forward to this day all year! We woke up ready to enjoy all of Sydney's favorite activities. Sadly, halfway through the day she felt pretty sick and ended up staying in bed from 2pm on (even with me begging her to go out and play). But we'll continue her festivities once she's feeling back to her self again.

when she came out in the morning and saw the house decorated, she immediately said "this is the best birthday ever!"

for breakfast she requested McDonald's Play Place...which means not much eating, and mostly playing. :)

She's been talking about going back to Build-a-Bear ever since her last birthday, so it was our next stop.

putting the heart into her stuffed bunnie

Max took notes on which animals he wants for his birthday next month

giving her bunny a bath

she paced the entire store for so long, deciding on the perfect outfit. Eventually she found one that she said made the bunny "look like a mommy". 

She decided on the name Cinda (which is her favorite made-up name that she uses for all her pretend games and stories).

As soon as we came home for lunch, she was tuckered out and feeling sick and feverish, and stayed curled up resting for the remainder of the day. My poor baby. I just love this little girl so much! I have had the best 4 years being her mommy.