Happy Birthday Goose Girl!

Lucy requested pancakes for breakfast (and of course a mini cupcake on the side) - it's her birthday, she can eat sugar if she wants to. 

Next order of business on our day of fun was a playdate at a friends. Lily and Lucy both wanted to share their cuddle toys with Lexi during the ride. 

As per birthday traditions, Lucy got to choose where we all ate lunch as a family - and she chose McDonalds. She even got her own happy meal (that hardly ever happens) - and surprise - the toys were actually decent!

That evening we all went swimming. The girls were in the middle of their swimming lessons so this was fun to be able to go to the pool and play instead of learn. The girls are in different classes that meet at the same time so Lexi and I are able to just hang out by the pool and watch. It's great to get me us out of the house with something to do each day for 2 weeks. Of course we start getting ready at 11 am and by the time we are home, put everything away and bathed, it's 2pm - all for 30 minute swim lessons. 

Lucy requested rainbow cupcakes and I did the best I could. However, between Jordan's birthday and today, the candle's were lost. I started to panic but Jordan had the brilliant idea of just using toothpicks. 

All Lucy requested for her birthday was a new kitty toy. Lily picked out this darling one. 

Jill sent Lily some new sunglasses so she wouldn't feel left out :)

We surprised Lucy with a princess nightgown of her own. Lily has some and Lucy has been quite jealous. I couldn't find a belle one (Lucy's favorite princess), but she seemed beyond happy with an ariel nightgown.

Lucy is a tinkerbelle - she only has room in her body for one emotion at a time. She is either beyond cute, smiley and happy, or she is stubbornly mad. She also has the cutest high pitched voice and proclaims herself "sweet and kind.". She is full of life and we are so glad she is our Goosey! She still refuses to acknowledge that her true name is Lucy, but she calls herself Goosey more often than Kitty Cat these days. She adores her big sister but is also starting to have an opinion of her own as to how they should play. She is also fearless and has excellent control over her gross motor skills - her adventuring tends to scare me at times, but I try not to be a helicopter parent. She is happy in her own little world whether she can find someone to play with her or not.