Life with the Kelleys: Birthday Girl

First off, to the one person who keeps checking my blog, thanks for not giving up on me during my recent hiatus. Amanda has been sleeping in the office which greatly interferes with my computer time!

Last week my "baby" Lauren turned 4! She was SO excited to be the "Birthday Girl." It even coincided with her first day of preschool, so we were able to bring cupcakes in to share with her classmates.

Class singing Happy Birthday

Lauren is developing so much personality and is becoming pretty funny. She also loves playing with Jackson and Amanda. She has been missing her brother since he started school a few days ago(that post to come next...).

Pink and Purple puppy dog cake at the pool. She wouldn't
take the princess crown off all day!

I had planned a little pool party for Lauren on Friday with our neighbors Katie and Annie and two friends from her class last year. She was incredibly excited to be having a party, and I was excited it was a low key gathering of pizza and cake at the pool:). Well, the night before the party one mom called because her daughter was sick and then the following morning the other classmates mom called because that girl was sick too. Of course, I put on a sympathetic, but straight face when telling Lauren about this. She looked sad for a minute but recovered quickly. Meanwhile, I cried. not sure if I can still blame that on post-partum hormones. I just felt sad for her, I think Jason thought I was crazy.
It ended up working out nicely. I called another friend, telling her I was throwing together a last minute get together, and she met us at the pool, with Katie and Annie. The kids all seemed to have a fun time.

We also went to Greensboro for the "family birthdays" and Lauren wouldn't leave my moms side for very long. It was cute to see her so loving. Mom gave her a book about leprechauns/pot of gold/rainbows which was just what Lauren had been asking for.