Grace answers her birthday survey: 4-years-old

I didn't have the twins answer last year, because they weren't speaking very well.  This year, however, they are very vocal!

I am 4 years old.
My favorite color is: green
The coolest person on earth is: Juliet
The thing I do best is: watching my tablet
If I could change my name, it would be: Owlette & Skye
My favorite toy is: Hello Kitty
When I grow up, I want to be: Mutti
I like to watch: PJ Masks
My favorite song is: "Hello Kitty" (a made up song in a very high pitch)
My favorite book is:  3 Hello Kitty books
3 words to describe me are: bouncy, hungry, short
When I was little, I used to: play with my tools
My favorite season is: Winter
The food I like most is: popcorn
One food I really don't like is: pickles
My best friend is: Juliet
For my birthday I want to: get a cake
My best memory is: making colors and people

This is the first year I've had the twins answer, but you can see Juliet's answers here.

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Juliet Answers her birthday survey: 4-years-old

It's about a week after their actual birthday, but today I'm sitting down to get Juliet's birthday survey answers!

I am 4 years old.
My favorite color is: pink
The coolest person on earth is: Alice
The thing I do best is: do things like Alice
If I could change my name, it would be: Juliet
My favorite toy is: Ariel
When I grow up, I want to be: 4
I like to watch: Ariel
My favorite song is: "Ariel" (a song she made up on the fly, and proceeded to sing.)
My favorite book is: Love the Ariel Books
3 words to describe me are: ticklish, bouncy, Alice-y
When I was little, I used to: sit in Mutti's lap (as she's sitting in my lap)
My favorite season is: Winter
The food I like most is: cereal
One food I really don't like is: sandwiches
My best friend is: grace
For my birthday I want to: eat cake
My best memory is: playing with Grace

This is the first year I've had the twins answer, but you can see Grace's answers here.

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Grace and Juliet's 4th Birthday Party

Yesterday we headed out to the roller rink to celebrate our favorite twins turning 4!

Juliet picked some funfetti cake mix and Grace picked out vanilla icing for their cupcakes. They also helped decorate them for their party!

The florescent lighting makes for pictures taken less than a second apart look quite different:

All laced up* and ready to skate!

"4 years old!"

The birthday girls.  The apparent disparity in their heights is only an illusion, created by their new roller skates from avia.

Billy and William got out on the floor, I did not.

When Jessica and her family arrived, we were excited all over again!

The boys having a very intense discussion:

The smallest skater, Jolene:

The air hockey table was a favorite among all the partiers!  I'm glad it was so near our party table.

Grace practicing human tug-boating

Emily and Jemma were fast friends. = )

They've been excited about this moment for days:

At the end of the party, the skating mascot gathers around all the party guests and tosses out free tickets!

He then comes around to say hi to the party guests.  As Billy put it, the twins are skeptical of anyone in a costume...

The same is not true for everyone else = )

A group picture**, after the cake, and ice cream and pizza and popcorn:

To date, this is my favorite party place.  I didn't feel rushed at all, and the service was phenomenal, considering how many parties they had going on!  We sure did miss the cousins though.

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*none of their skates actually have laces.  = )
**I asked Alice today why she was frowning.  Apparently she wanted to skate, not take a picture.

You can see their party invitations here, and see their party from last year here.

Grace and Juliet's 4th Birthday Invitations

This year, Grace and Juliet requested a roller skate party!

Since they don't have any school classmates, I've invited a handful of my mops ladies, who have kids similar in age to the twins. This is the first party I've ever had to turn in a guest list before the party.  It's kind of refreshing to still be having firsts, since the twins don't have many of those.  = )  

I'm so excited that during the first year that they've had a preference, they agreed on where to have it! = ) I'm fairly certain that it will not stay this easy forever.

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Check out their invitations from last year here.

When Alice turned four, she also had a roller skating party!  We won't be doing pink skirts or ties this go round though.  = )