Renae is 4!

It happened again.  One of my kids got older.  It's not like she's leaving home or anything, but I look at her these days, and I find it hard to even remember her as a baby.  Renae has always seemed older.  I'm not talking like older as in mature.  I just mean that even at two weeks-old, she looked older, and at two years-old, she sounded older (great enunciation, that one).  She still likes to let us know when she burps, so maturity is still a ways off.  :) 

These days, Renae is still really into all things pertaining to Rapunzel and Ariel, but she has also branched out into liking My Little Ponies and Strawberry Shortcake.  The girl also loves to sing and dance, so we got her a microphone she can plug into an mp3 player.  It's annoyingly loud, but she LOVES it!  Pink and purple continue to be her favorite colors, too.  For her dinner, she wanted MEAT.  If it weren't for the fact that she could down a bowl of fruit (the big family bowl where we store all the fruit) in no time, I'd think she was a carnivore through and through.  Funny side story, we have two boys living behind us who are vegetarians, and one day Renae came inside a little putout, and when I asked her what was wrong, she said, "I can't play with Carson and Kayden anymore because they don't eat meat.  We can't be friends."

Renae really wanted a princess castle cake, and even though she said she wanted one like all of the really elaborate ones I showed her on Pinterest, she was more than thrilled with the simple one I made.  Phew!

Happy Birthday, Renae!  We love you!