Edited with more pics, below!
let the rooftop #TurnUp begin! 
#MommasHere #WhereMyGlass

Gia,

Yesterday your grandparents shut down their schedules, hopped a plane and travelled all the way to Washington, DC to wake up with you today… on your 4th birthday! After an evening of laughter and fun, you snuggled up between them in Mommy and Dr. Daddy’s bed (while Mommy and Dr. Daddy were struggle snuggling in yours #TwinBedShenanigans #WeTooGrown).

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You woke up before the sun, volume on 10, so we all got up and sang happy birthday to you and kissed those cheeks ’til you threw your hands up and declared, ‘enough already!‘. Dr. Daddy carried you and a ton of rainbow colored cupcakes to school, but not before Mommy kissed you goodbye… no tears today, either!  I’m writing this as I head to New York, but I’ll be home by the time you get out of school and we will party like it’s… your birthday! #GoShawty

I love you more than anything in this world and I’m so proud of you.  But please, stop growing so damn fast!

Love,
Mommy


And then the next day…
paw-paw took down your twists while grandma ‘Ain and I bar-b-q’ed… 

and we headed to the roof where a few of our friends gathered to celebrate YOU! 

‘is this messing up my hair! I don’t want to ruin my hair.’ #GiaDiva

Marisol (aka Mama Naturalista) and her twins stopped by… 
and Godmomma/Aunty Toney…
and ‘ain and paw-paw…
and Ulani (who hooked us up with alllll the Capri Sun!)
there was laughter…

and cupcakes…
and noisemakers…


and gifts…

and sanging…

and new friends…

 You ‘read’ the sign to Skye and told her it said, ‘danger! stay away from the edge of the cliff!’  #CloseEnough

 and my favorite– when it was time to sing ‘Happy Birthday’, you proclaimed, ‘wait, wait, wait! Put some fire on it.’ 
 and paw-paw did, and all was well 🙂 
We love you Boogie!
Mommy