Four

Four years ago I had no idea the whirlwind that was about to hit our family!  I remember when Leah was born I felt a sense of our family being complete.  But even then I had no idea in how many ways Leah would complete and enrich our family.  She has brought many people into our lives who we might not have otherwise met.  It is because of having a third child we had our lovely nanny Sam, who even though we don't see her all the time is still a part of our family.  While I did already have an amazing group of friends from Kyle and Jillian, because I was one of the few in my group of to be absolutely crazy smart enough to have a third I have met a whole new set of friends through Leah.  It's amazing how many ways one little person can change your life.

Proud new big brother and big sister 4 years ago

Four years later I have these 3 amazing kids. 

And despite normal boughts of sibling rivalry (watching tv has become a competitive sport in our house!), I see how much they love and stand up for each other.  I hope they will always have the strong bonds I see between them today.

getting measured in on our height wall

38.5 inches tall!

(a bit shorter than both Kyle and Jillian at the same age)

Leah - you are sweet, smart, confident, kind, funny and loving.  Being your Mom is one of the greatest joys of my life.  You make me smile every single day.  And I'm certain there are many more surprises life with you will bring to our family...I look forward to each and every one of them!

~~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ~~

Edited to add in a birthday recap of Leah's day!  We started out with breakfast and playtime at McD's with Keira...Leah's birthday buddy (how much fun is it to discover a best friend who lives across the street and shares your birthday!?).  The girls have been fast friends ever since we met 2 years ago, it was a lot of fun to get together this morning with Sophie, Keira and Sadie for breakfast.  After that it was visiting Daddy at work (and I got to visit with Wendy).  Then to the sticker outlet to pick out some fun stickers and on the way home from all that fun Leah fell fast asleep in the van.  Tonight Leah opened her presents from all of us and we had her favourite meal for dinner...mac and cheese with meatballs!  And finally another round of Happy Birthday and cake after dinner.  It was a fun day for my little 4 year old, hopefully the year ahead holds lots of fun for her as well.