Turning four

It was a full day.

We gathered a few of the highlights:


Em cleaning up after cake mixing.

(For the record, I do appreciate the potential hazards of licking batter containing raw eggs, but this is one area in which I am an indulgent mum, and feel the guaranteed joy outweighs the unlikely risk. If it makes you feel any better, I'll give myself a minus ten points and keep Loren company in negative land.)


Birthday candle blowing.

Ah yes. The blessed moment where the whole cupcake sits in your hand...

Frosting tester (somebody's gotta do it).

Bliss.

The inevitable bit of pouting by Zee, a staple of everyday life.

The gifts.

The playing that comes after the gifts.

And now we are four. What a delicious age.