August 21^st was Kezia’s 4^th birthday. Of course, she was soooo excited. She made a pinata (for those with kids, here’s an easy, no mess way to make a pinata: cover paper bags with crepe paper, then fill the bags.) that looked like three fish on a line. Her friends joined us at the beach for pinata bashing, cake, and gifts. Kezia got a Snow White princess dress from a friend who devoted himself to be her “princess guard”. She’s been wearing it so much and causing so much wear and tear that she now looks like a princess-gone-pauper. She wore it when we ran some errands last week and loved the attention she received. Since she doesn’t know about Snow White, though, she gets confused when people ask her, “Are you Snow White?”

She also received card games from a friend. If she takes a nap during the day, she gets to stay up and play a game. It has been a lot of fun playing classic card games with her. I made her bucket boots and a puppet show theater and Nate and I whipped up some puppets for it. Fun, fun, fun. She loves to tell people she is four, and explain everything four-year-olds can do. (Did you know 4yr olds know all the words to “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”, and know how to put the hard puzzles together, and can read books aloud just by looking at pictures, and teach people hula? Ask Kezia—it’s true, plus other amazing stunts.)

Kezia asked to have a strawberry cake. Once it got time to eat it, though, she didn't eat a bite!! Every year we have a birthday party at the park across from Nate's parents' house. And every year I think the candles will light. And every year I am wrong and disappointed. I must be insane. I love the pic of the cake lined with paper plates to help stop the breeze, and Kezia's friend trying to snake the glory of blowing out the 2 successfully lit candles away from her!!