Because it was so cold on Halloween evening, we decided that the kids would go dressed in their Nemo costumes because of the cozy hoods and they could wear their coats underneath. It was just too cold for the Incredibles outfits and if they had to wear coats and hats, nobody would recognize their costumes anyways.
On Alexa's 4th birthday, Matthew and I both took the day off work so that we could make it extra special for our little princess. Our first stop was at daycare (so we could drop off her brothers) and we brought rainbow cupcakes to share with Alexa's pre-K class. The kids sang "Happy Birthday" to her and she loved passing the cupcakes out to all her friends.
Alexa with her teacher, Ms. Carly.
The class made Alexa a special birthday rainbow hat.
After we left school, we took Alexa out to lunch at Red Robin. It was a very different experience for Matt and I with only one child! It was a very enjoyable lunch!
After lunch, we took Alexa to Build-A-Bear Workshop. She picked out a rainbow heart bear. (Have you noticed a theme yet? She's still a little obsessed with rainbows!)
Stepping on the pedal to stuff her bear
She hand-picked a heart for her special bear.
She made a wish, rubbed the heart between her hands, and gave it a kiss before placing it inside the bear.
Once the bear was all stitched up, Alexa got to give her a bath and brush her fur.
She's in love!
After the Build-A-Bear Workshop, we had planned to take Alexa to the children's museum. They had a Dora and Diego exhibit that she would have loved, however once we got there, we realized that the museum is not open to the public on Mondays or Tuesdays. Bummer! We scrambled to find something else that she would enjoy and ended up at the dollar movie theater to see the Smurf movie. It was pretty cheesy, but she liked it and that's all that matters!
On Sunday afternoon, we celebrated Alexa's birthday a little early. We invited Uncle Brian and Aunt Megan over for supper and birthday cake and allowed Alexa to open up a few of her presents early. We had Alexa wait at the top of the stairs while we set up her birthday present in the living room. In the picture above, she is seeing her new bike for the first time.
She loves her "Pinkalicious" bicycle! We took it on the hard wood floor so she could try pedaling, however only the back wheel spun. We discovered that Daddy attached the training wheels too high so that the back wheel wasn't even touching the floor! Oops! He fixed it so that Alexa could ride around the dining room.
I love Tysen's face in the background! He's about to drift off to sleep.
Uncle Brian is helping her pedal.
Alexa got a princess crown and 3 bead necklaces from Uncle Brian and Aunt Megan. Her brothers got her the movie "The Lion King."
Our princess
Alexa received this beautiful jewelry box from her best friend, Emme.
