Clarissa’s fourth birthday!

Clarissa started her birthday by coming down the stairs and seeing decorations. I think Lydia did a few takes to get this video:

Happy birthday, Clarissa! In the morning Clarissa opened some presents with her breakfast.
After we dropped the older girls off at school, I took Clarissa and Ammon to the butterfly museum.
Clarissa looks bewildered that her butterfly flew away immediately. She was shaking it so she probably should not have been surprised.
After school we all went to decorate cupcakes together.
Clarissa went to town.
Lydia made a Basil cake!!
Clarissa’s creation.
Ammon’s cupcakes.
Tom and Suzanne came down for the birthday dinner. Clarissa requested salad with eggs for dinner, so we had kind of a riff on a nicoise salad.
She likes her new wig.
Tom and Suzanne gave her a Frozen train. Frozen was a theme in Clarissa’s gifts, so this was the ultimate culmination of the day for her.

Clarissa makes us all absurdly happy every day. She makes us laugh many, many times a day. We all think she is just the cutest, funniest, most darling little four year old and are so grateful to have her in our family. We love you so much, Clarissa!