Maggie @ 4

Just on the heels of Zoe's and Daddy’s b-day, is of course, Maggie’s. But *this* year (2012), Maggie got an even closer b-day neighbor: baby Maddie! Born at 11:45pm on 2/12/12, Maddie just landed on Maggie’s birthday and I think that makes for a marvelous beginning for these two little cousins.
First, Maggie:

And Maggie:

We did have a little party (read: little! unfortunately one friend didn’t show and two friends were kept home with a tummy bug…oh well. She was a sport.)

Then, on the day-of, the traditional meal @ Leena’s – breakfast for dinner! (while mommy and daddy anxiously awaited news about Auntie Erin’s progress…)

And then,
 
Peeling off early to collect Daddy and head to the hospital


reflecting on the passing of her “baby of the family” position