Corrie Ruth Johns: Four years old

On the evening of October 9, 2014, Corrie and I snuggled on her bed and practiced holding up four fingers instead of three. It was a little tough getting all four fingers to cooperate, but she loved the prospect of being four enough to keep practicing. It was exciting to think that in the morning she would be four years old!

The day of her birthday was pretty low-key. We enjoyed having time to make bracelets together and bake her cake while Mac was at school.

We waited for Mac to come back from school so that he could help decorate the cake. 

They were both pleased with the end result: a "strawberry mustache" cake!

Mac spent the afternoon making Corrie a card while she took her nap. He told me that he taped every sticker on the paper individually to make sure that they would stay on. :)

We had Corrie's choice for dinner, which was sandwiches and chips. :) 

And then it was time for cake!

She has been asking for several months for a pair of roller skates. 

She was so delighted to get a pair of her own for her birthday!

Before bed that night, we watched a special video from Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Joy. 

To say that she loved it would be an understatement. I think we watched it at least 20 times!

The following weekend, we headed up to Baltimore so that Corrie could celebrate her birthday with our family and especially her cousin Hannah. Corrie and Hannah are only a few days apart in age, and they always love being together. It was sweet for them to have a little birthday tea party together!

I loved seeing her big blue eyes peeking out over the teacup. Her little hands could hardly hold the cup up, but she loved every part of it!

Happy birthday sweet, beautiful Corrie. We love you!

And, just because I love it so much, here is some extra footage of Corrie and Davey dancing :)