FOUR and Fabulous!

Brenna turned four this summer, August 14th! Here are some of her beautiful photos..

She wasn't really "feeling" the photo shoot this year at the beginning! But with promises of chocolate, who couldn't resist smiling. :)

And here's MORE!

Brenna has flourished this past year! Especially academically! She had a few months of preschool in the spring and learned a lot. She can recognize all her capital letters and half of the lowercase, can count to 20, knows all her shapes, colors and can write her name very well! She is on track to starting Kindergarten next fall. Yay and :*( 

Brenna had a few birthday celebrations this year. The day of her birthday we had just moved into our new house a couple days prior. She woke up to a small mountain of pink presents and got to choose her favorite lunch spot. That night we invited all our family over to celebrate Frozen style. The kids played a game in the backyard and we all ate pizza and had Frozen cupcakes. 

A few days later, nine of Brenna's best pals came over for a special Princess surprise.. Princess Anna from Arendale came! She told them stories, played princess games, crowned Brenna 'Princess of the Day', face painting and took a special photo with each girl. It was a magical day! 

At Brenna's preschool, they also had her bring cupcakes to celebrate her birthday a few days after THAT, so we were all birthday-d out! I also got to come with her to school and tell the kids a little bit more about "Brenna". She probably had the "best birthday ever" this year... at least that's what I tell myself. :) 

Here are some of her 4-year-old birthday Q & A!

1. What is your favorite color? Pink (same as last year!)

2. What is your favorite toy? Frozen dolls

3. What is your favorite TV show? Paw Patrol

4. What is your favorite game? Hide-n-go-seek (Same as last year!)

5. What is your favorite sport? Swimming

6. What is your favorite snack? Peanuts

7. What is your favorite animal? Dolphin

8. What is your favorite song? Frozen songs (“Let it Go”)

9. What is your favorite book? Frozen books

10.       Who is your best friend? Morgan (Same as last year!)

11.        What is your favorite drink? Chocolate Milk (same as last year!)

12.       What do you want to be when you grow up?  A mommy (Same as last year!)

13.       What is your favorite movie? Frozen

14.       Where is your favorite place to go? Grandma Mary’s

15.       What is your favorite food? Chicken

16.       What is your favorite treat? Roasted marshmallows

17.       What’s your favorite thing to do with daddy? Go to movies

18.       What’s your favorite thing to do with mommy? Go to the library

Brenna is an incredible daughter. She is bright, helpful, kind, inquisitive, curious, communicative, strong-willed, a leader, playful, & loving.

Some cute & funny things-to-know about her:

• -she has adapted "amn't" as a word. :) "No, I amn't!" 
• -she finally quit telling women whose hair was in a bun to "take that out! I want your hair down!" 
• -she wears her heart on her sleeve... No guessing! 
• -she is REALLY getting into Barbies!.. My childhood dreams are coming true! ;) :)
• -she is convinced she's married to "Kristoff" and has many children already

I don't know how time went so fast (again) but it doesn't seem to slow down! HAPPIEST OF HAPPY BIRTHDAYS, BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER!