Bianca turned FIVE years old on April 12! She was very excited for this birthday because she got to have her very first friend-party! She was delighted to invite all her preschool and church friends to celebrate with her, and even more delighted that everybody came!

Bianca wanted her birthday party to be themed “colors.” So we decorated with lots of different colors of streamers, balloons, and plates and napkins. She also requested that we do crafts that involved colors. The girls got to decorate their own princess mirror with colored markers and gem stickers, paint rocks with fancy paint markers (thanks for sharing, Fay), and even paint their nails. We also played color games like Red Rover and Red Light, Green Light. Red Rover was my personal favorite. The girls were SOOOOOO cute as they figured out how the game worked.

The whole thing was a lot of fun for me and Bianca. We were so grateful for all the friends and their parents who made the party such a joyful success.

Also, it must be noted that Fay was the absolute hero of the party. She was my second “adult” helper for every single part. And I really needed extra help with all those cute girls playing with all those colors. I’m so grateful for her joyfully willing assistance the entire time!

And now back to Bianca!

Bianca is such a little gem to have at home with me during the day. She is energetic, fun, and always up for some kind of activity; but she’s also patient with the fact that I used up all my energy and funness on Fay and Carter as toddlers. I love when she comes with me to the store or helps me with housework, or when we play games together, read stories, or watch Shimmer and Shine or Strawberry Shortcake.

Bianca is currently enjoying her final year of preschool with Miss Karie as well as ballet classes on Thursday mornings. She likes ballet and is super excited for her recital next month; but she thinks she might like to try a different sport next year. We’ll see what she ultimately decides. 🙂 She also reports that, ever since holding and tinkering with a violin at the violin store, she would like to begin violin lessons immediately. We’ll probably wait a few years before committing to that; but she sure was cute with that tiny violin!

Something that I love doing with Bianca (and she tolerates) is her hair. If you know me at all, you know that none of my girls gets her hair really done for school very often. But with just Bianca at home with me and her having afternoon preschool, there’s time to try out new styles! Bianca likes it better when we look up a YouTube tutorial for the hairstyle first. And she loves having a book to read or something else fun to do while I do her hair.

Other things Bianca loves include:

• Getting her nails painted
• Eating candy (she added this one)
• When the kids come home and play with her
• Making homemade personal pizza (she added this one too)
• Dressing up fancy (especially in her long, green dress)
• Leaving her bed after bedtime and falling asleep in random places on the floor
• Buying things at the store with her OWN money

Things Bianca does NOT love include:

• Me playing the piano when she’s the only kid home

Okay, there’s probably other things that could go on that list. But that’s a consistent one that she gets impressively grumpy about.

Anyway, Bianca is the funnest little cutie ever! We adore her forever! Enjoy some more pictures of her!