Birthday at Preschool

Lily's preschool likes to have all the kids be able to celebrate their birthdays during the school year, so last week we got to celebrate with Lily at school.  It was so much fun!  First of all, they do this really sweet ceremony where she wears a crown and a cape and sits on a chair with beautiful silks on it.  And one of the teachers tells a story about when Lily was up in heaven and her guardian angel was with her.  It was so calm and sweet and loving.

Lily was a bit shy about the attention, I think, and was mostly looking at us and holding on to John's arm. 

Her teacher is helping Lily light candles for each year she's been alive. We sang a verse about the world turning for each year.

Here's the other kids in her class, sitting quietly around the table, listening to the story and watching Lily. 

Lily and I bring a special birthday snack to share with everyone.

We made mini-cupcakes, strawberry flavor (pink) and pink frosting.  They were a hit. Pretty soon you could hear, "More snack, please," from everyone.

Lily was pretty happy, although she was very quiet about it.