Happy Fifth Birthday, Arianna!

Kenneth and I both said to each other this morning that it seemed like just a few days ago that we were celebrating Arianna's fourth birthday.  My, how time flies!  I am thankful that the baby is being considerate enough to wait to come so that we can celebrate this day with Arianna.  (The due date is tomorrow!)  Arianna was delighted when she got up this morning and saw 'the' Brithday sign, which has become tradition in our house.  She requested pancakes for breakfast with whipped cream (about which Grant whooped for joy) among other things.  We had a mighty band of octopi visit the breakfast table as well.  Arianna thought they were cool, but she hasn't so much been digging bananas lately so she didn't even eat hers.  But, she loves animals, so the effect was good enough.
Here are some pictures of the morning (another post to come this evening of the rest of the day's festivities):


Here are Arianna and Grant at o'dark thirty finding the Birthday gifts

 

We let her open one gift at each meal  Here is the Breakfast gift opening- a painting kit with a wooden triceratops to paint

 

The mighty band of octopi

  

Arianna and her Octopus

 

They picked them up off the plate and according to the children, they transformed into squids- 2 in 1- way to go, Mom!

  

Arianna's horsehead pancake

Morning activity: painting the triceratops

 

After painting, she was reminded that there was a card from Grandma Pilz waiting for her to open.  She was delighted with the $5 bill.  She's excited to go to the store and "buy things".

  Here is her Birthday Interview:

How old are you today? four
What?  Oh, five!
Do you have a nick name? Anna

What is your favorite animal? dinosaur

What is your favorite color? yellow

What is your favorite treat? icecream

What kind of icecream?  What's that yummy, yummy kind? 
Emma: Butter Brittle. 
Arianna: Yeah, Butter Brittle

What is your favorite food? sandwich 
What kind of sandwich?  Peanut butter and honey

What is your favorite song? ABC

What is your favorite movie or show?  Dinosaur Train and The Land Before Time

Who is your best friend?  Hmmm. . . My best friend in California?  Marcie's kid, Natalie

What is your favorite book? a big book. 

Which big book?  The big one that's all blue on the outside. (Grant supplied her with the title)  Ready, Set, Read

What do you want to be when you grow up? a farmer

Who loves you the most? Mom and Dad

What is your favorite thing to do?  Help mom, actually, paint

Where is your favorite place to go?  pet shop

What is your favorite toy?  dinosaurs

What is your favorite time of the day? afternoon.  Why?  Because Emma reads us books

Arianna, is there anything you would like to say on your Brithday?  Well, there is: my favorite day is my Birthday.  Anything else you'd like to say?  Nope, that's all.