I'm a little late posting these pics of Lucy's 4th birthday! We ended up driving home from our vacation to Oregon on her actual birthday (Aug. 30th), so we celebrated it on Labor Day with Grammy & Papa! She actually opened her presents from Oma & Opa on her birthday because they had come in the mail and she wanted to open them right when we got home and we didn't feel like we could say no (it WAS her birthday)! She loved them, but unfortunately we didn't get any pictures. She was very excited to get a princess cell phone and Cinderella paper doll (from Oma & Opa), a 2-dollar bill (from Great Grandpa in Virginia!), necklaces and clip-on earrings (from Grammy & Papa), and a princess helmet, bike streamers, and a bike basket (from us). 
She definitely enjoyed all her presents, but I'd have to say her favorite was the helmet. She was so excited to wear it while riding her bike that she wouldn't even finish her cake - she just wanted to get outside and ride! So after cake, we all went out to watch her enjoy her new & improved bike & cool helmet. She enjoyed the attention and even showed off a bit, hitting her helmet, riding with one hand. She even went into the garage and then when she rode out she let out a little scream to surprise us all! We were all laughing at her antics!
It's amazing to realize that just a little over a year ago we were life-flighting her to Seattle and hoping she would make it. Remembering that incident makes us grateful for so many things. We're grateful for all the love and support we received from friends and family. We are grateful that she was able to recover - she is truly back to her happy-go-lucky, daredevil self! We are grateful that we've had another wonderful year with our sweet little girl!
