Marin is a great sister to Emilie. She includes her in everything and the two of them want to go almost nowhere without the other. They are very proud of each other. Marin is a smart little cookie, and she keeps us cracking up, too. She told me the other day that if our baby is a boy, "our bathroom is going to be peee-ewww!" But at the root of everything, Marin is a very kind little girl. And so sweet. She and Emilie were having a love fest at the breakfast table the other day (as they do most mornings) and I ask them, "Are you girls best friends?" And Marin immediately said, "Yes!" Emilie followed with, "friends! best!" I asked them if our baby is a girl is she going to be your best friend, too? And without hesitation Marin said, "Yes, but even if it's a boy he'll be our friend. Because that's what being a family means."
The day Marin turned 4, we celebrated her wonderful girly spirit by a lunch date at The Little Traveler with Marin, Emilie, Grandma and myself. Marin claims that they have the greatest grilled cheese in all the land there. She politely ordered one for herself with a lemonade, and then ordered a "peanner and jelly for my sister, with lemonade to drink also." They brought her a giant ice cream sundae for dessert and then we hit up the candy department on top of that, and of course, the kids clothes department for a few new dresses she picked out for Spring. After we'd made our way through the Little Traveler, we headed next door to the Paper Merchant, (or, the sticker store as Marin calls it) for stickers to put in her sticker book. Stickers are like toddler crack. They can't get enough of them, and they always want more.
That night, we had Grandma, Grandpa, GG, OG, Uncle Jake, Aunt Katy and Aunt Lindsay over for a birthday dinner. Marin chose the menu- her favorite, "Basketti". And we surprised her with Graham's Strawberry Ice Cream for dessert, also her favorite. She opened a lot of presents, and ended with her present from Jason and me, a new "big girl" bike. She loves it, and immediately wanted to ride it. And when your birthday is in the winter and you get a new bike, you ride your bike in the house.
It was a wonderful day of celebrating our sweet, sweet Marin Jane.
The next day, was Marin's birthday party with her 4 and 5 year old friends. This year, we had a big kids only party (plus Emilie) at a little Art Studio downtown. She chose a mermaids and pirates theme, and wore a mermaid tail to be in the spirit. The kids all decorated treasure boxes, and snacked on goldfish, pirate's booty, sandcastle lollipops, oyster cookies, and jelly "sushi" rolls. We all sang Marin happy birthday with cupcakes. They kids all had a blast! After their craft was complete, they all decorated a canvas for Marin that she got to take home with her. It was a great mix of her neighbor friends, friends for school, friends from ballet and some family friends as well!
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