Orla turns 4

First, a cute picture of ORBJ.  As LBJ points out, ORBJ looks quite a bit like her mother.

Is she cutie or patootie?

ORBJ turned 4 on Sunday.  Alas, she was in such a hurry to open all her presents that we don't have many good photos of the occasion.  In fact, here is the best of the lot:

ORBJ in her PJs, looking for more clics to put together

As usual, she did well and enjoyed her presents.  Among them include some jigsaw puzzles, a backpack, a bike helmet cover, and some legos.

The girls enjoying ORBJ's birthday presents

She had a good birthday.  After playing with the presents for much of the day, her grandmother (LBJ's mum) took her and FABJ to a puppet show version of Cinderella.  The birthday girl chose the dinner menu - mac and cheese, ham and peas.  LBJ made some wonderful chocolate cupcakes as a version of the birthday cake.

The next day, FABJ became an official member of ladybirds, part of Irish Girl Guides.  She was excited all week about the day - I can't wait until December 2nd, she said over and over.  She was very happy, and - as you can see - she looked quite cute in her uniform.

FABJ enjoying the ceremony

LBJ is quite amused by the Girl Guides, as she says that they haven't changed since she was a Brownie / Girl Guide.  The person in charge - Sally - is a no-nonsense woman.  She keeps all of the girls in line - I could learn a thing or two.

All the girls looked very sweet and were very excited.  The parents looked very proud as well (LBJ and I were happy that FABJ was happy).