She marched right up to our priest before Mass and announced that it was her birthday, and could she please carry the book for Children's Church? She's almost always last in the kids' parade, so I didn't even realize she knew that the child who carries the book (the Lectionary) holds it up high as they lead the other children out the back of the church. But as soon as the priest gave it to her (saying, "I think this book is bigger than she is!" to much laughter), she hoisted it up high and speed-walked down the aisle. I was so proud of her! MJ and I could barely suppress our giggles as we watched her tiny ponytail bounce by.
For dinner, she requested her favorite restaurant (no surprise). She was quick to tell our server that it was her birthday, so after we'd finished eating, he brought a cake with candles and a group of other servers to sing to her. She burst into tears at the sight of them! We ended up just boxing up the cake and bringing it home. The poor server was just trying to be nice -- he felt awful!
But by the time we returned home, she had recovered and was excited about her presents. Her gift from us was a big girl swing for the swingset, which I'd put up (in the rain) during her nap. She was so excited, even though she couldn't swing on it!
After cake, we measured her -- 37.5 inches.
Then we watched the beginning of Cars. The kids have only seen Frozen before, so they were pretty excited to see a new movie! We'll finish it some other time.
At bedtime, CC said it was the "best birthday ever." Now for the party next weekend ...
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