Day Out With Thomas

Family photo with Thomas the Train. A Day Out With Thomas was equivalent to Disney World to Nolan.

Nolan plays with his identical train table at home daily, but its more fun to play with it in a real round house!

Wow...pretty impressive!

Harmony meant Ansley getting window seat 1st half of ride & Madelyn getting it 2nd half.

Nolan talked about the train ride for days.

Ansley's 4th Birthday

Ansley's Actual Birthday

When asked what she wanted to do for her birthday, Ansley said she wanted to stay home & hold the babies. So that's what we did!

I gave Ansley her birthday presents throughout the day. I surprised her with a Hello Kitty shirt & purse when she woke up. When it was time to brush teeth, she got her Hello Kitty battery operated toothbrush. In the picture, she is showing off her new notebook & "diamond" stickers.

We met Jon at Build A Bear for our family birthday party. Ansley made a rainbow bear named Rainbow Heart. Madelyn made a cat named Kitty.

After Build A Bear, we stopped by Dewey's Bakery for some cupcakes.

Goodnight sweet Ansley! She wanted to sleep in her birthday shirt. I"m happy you had a wonderful day. You were precious today when accepting your gifts. I love you so much!
The Birthday Party

I love Ansley's expressions during her party. She was humble & grateful for all the attention & gifts.

Happy Birthday to you!
(Side note for Katherine & Gary: Notice I'm wearing my new necklace & earrings you gave me. I intended to get a better picture of them but I forgot once the party started.)

Another cute cake by Carla!
Nolan cut the cake pre-party with a butter knife a couple of times. He sat at the table for 30 minutes saying "cookie" (meaning cake). He just couldn't wait!