Niamh is 4

Niamh turned 4 years old on October 20th. I was in California on the morning of her birthday and was sad to miss the tradition of waking her up singing Happy Birthday to her. Lucas and the boys and Isla sang to her and she got to open her presents. She got 6 barbies, and lots of Hello Kitty stuff. Niamh wanted a Hello Kitty tea party with her little friends from Preschool and some of her cousins. Lucas was a trooper and handled the tea party like a pro until I got home. I did leave everything prepared for him so he wasn't too overwhelmed :) I got back in town in time for the end of her party. We played musical chairs and watched Niamh open her presents from her friends. She had a lovely time at her tea party. Right after her tea party, we had a family birthday party with our relatives. Niamh was in heaven with all the attention and the fact that she got to have 2 parties back to back. She is such a little diva. She knew exactly how every aspect of her birthday would go and it seems like she grew up over night. She is extremely smart and doesn't miss a thing. She is very aware of how things are supposed to be done and has no problem telling you the way it is. She is full of sass and spunk. She is a princess one minute and is wielding a battle-ax with her brothers the next minute. We love her so much and she is such a bright spark in our family.