Vela is 4!!

Our sweet Vela turned 4 on the 12th. She has been so excited for her birthday and basically counting down since Hema's birthday in August. She had a great birthday week. 

On Monday her preschool class celebrated her birthday. 

She chose giant Smarties for her classmates at school.
 (Not the best picture - the sun was in her eyes and she didn't want to turn around for fear she'd drop the Smarties)

Her teacher gave her this book and a pink balloon.
The balloon floated away and we had to hurry and go buy another. That's why she looks so sad here. 

On Wednesday she was so excited it was her 'real' birthday! 

Ready to head out to preschool. 

She had her 4 year checkup and got 5 shots. She was not thrilled about that. 

Vela's 4 Year Old Stats:

Weight: 42.4 lbs - 90th percentile

Height: 43.5 inches - 98th percentile

Overall: 100% Perfect! 

She chose to go to McDonalds and get a Happy Meal for her dinner. 

For her cake she wanted a giant chocolate donut.

Cora had a piece about 3 inches big and managed to spread the chocolate everywhere.
She is a very messy eater! Lucky for her she's so cute!

Vela has been wanted a pet pic since she saw Charlotte's Web.
She got this little toy pig that grunts and sucks a bottle. She named it Ariel. 

She also got a Pillow Pet that she has wanted for the last year and a half. She has barely put it down since getting it. 

I asked Vela to smile for a picture for her birth mom.
She said, "I'll blow her a kiss!" 

We are so blessed to have this sweet little princess in our family. She is the most snugly, loving girl ever. She loves to write and draw and carries and notepad and pencil everywhere she goes. She is a great big sister to Cora and let's Cora hold and play with her hair every waking minute. She follows Hema everywhere and wants to be just like him. She loves her preschool and Talking Time/speech classes and is learning and growing up every day. She loves animals and if she really got what she wanted for her birthday we would have both a pet cat and a pet pig.
♥♥We love Vela so much and are grateful every single day that she is part of our family!! ♥♥


(On Thursday she had a friend birthday party, I'll post it in a separate post!)