This spunky little lady spreads joy wherever she goes. She is smart, funny, joyful, and just a bit dramatic ;)
This was her traditional birthday surprise--a bedroom full of balloons. She woke up with quite the smile that morning!
On her actual birthday, we celebrated with an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen.
A few days later, we celebrated with aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, and cousins. She had a mermaid party...
She was spoiled, of course! She got a mermaid tail blanket:
The one gift she'd been asking for unhesitatingly for weeks was a metal detector:
She loved her motorized scooter (too bad we have to wait for warmer weather to use it more often!).
And, my personal favorite part of the kids' birthdays... the cake. She was in awe of her mermaid cake!
Grandma Selfie! (Izzy is wearing her new Cinderella dress)
Izzy, in 4 short years, you have showed everyone around you how to enjoy the little things. Although you are always on your own 'schedule,' you definitely find joy in everything in life. I love how you pay attention to all kinds of details. You literally bounce when you walk, and I can't help but smile when you smile. And girl, you are smart! You love books (and you're learning lots of words already!), you can play with numbers and sounds and colors like I cannot believe. Your understanding of the world, the questions you ask, and the the vocabulary you use are so beyond your age of 4, it's not even funny. You have a quiet determination and ability to stick with a task for a long time, and you don't usually get too worked up about things. You can be a bit on the dramatic side, and although that can be exhausting at times, it's usually really funny (I'm sure I won't think it's funny when you're 14...). You love being around your brothers, especially Cooper. If he can do something, you try everything to be able to do that same thing. You two play together so well most of the time. You even like to snuggle in the same bed every now and then! He is your protector, and you are his sidekick. You're also a great big sister to Carson, and you're helping us teach him the ways of the world. Fashion, hair styles, nails, and specific colors are creeping into your persona, and I'm not too sure how I feel about that. You don't like black or grey because 'they're boring,' and sparkles are your favorite. I think you might have more accessories than I do... My favorite time with you is bedtime, when you ask your best questions and we talk about such fun stuff. You think you're hilarious, cracking jokes that don't even make sense, and always goofing around instead of getting settled into bed. But I secretly love it.
I love you, little lady. You are just awesome. I look at you and see what an amazing person you are growing into. You are my favorite little girl-- and you always will be! Have fun being 4!
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