Alex’s Fourth Birthday Celebration!

This post is very late, as Alex is going to be five in a few months, but I wanted to document her fourth birthday on the blog! For Alex’s forth birthday celebration, she had her little friends over for face painting and a rainbow-themed science show, where they watched a live rainbow-themed science show and made bouncy balls together! The face painting was also a hit, the artist did a wonderful job making her artistic creations. This was Alex’s first party since she turned one, due to COVID.

During this time, my parents came to visit for Alex’s birthday, and we took a trip to Dutch Wonderland, which was a hit, and we had really nice weather, thankfully! Alex loved the amusement park, especially the Frog Hopper, her favorite ride!

Alex and my Mom have the same birthday, so on their actual birthday, a few days later, we took photos, had another special cake made, and went to dinner and opened gifts! Then, Alex did some horse riding! And her orange Pello bike, finally came in August, which she loves, as it was on back order for several months, and it is her favorite color!

Coincidentally, Alex is having an early fifth birthday celebration at school today, with her class, and she is bringing her favorite cupcakes today, since school is not in session during the summer to celebrate! A photo is below.

Alex’s fourth birthday celebration is shown below.

Inspiring Quotes: Big Magic

Have you read Big Magic, by Elizabeth Gilbert, that was released back in 2015? It is one of my favorite books. It is for anyone who wants to live a more creative life. I have referred to this book countless times for inspiration and guidance. Hopefully, these words, shown below, will provide you a little inspiration today, as it is now officially spring!

Below are a few of my favorites quotes from Big Magic:

“The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.”

“If you’re alive, you’re a creative person.”

“All I know for certain is that this is how I want to spend my life—collaborating to the best of my ability with forces of inspiration that I can neither see, nor prove, nor command, nor understand. It’s a strange line of work, admittedly. I cannot think of a better way to pass my days.”

“Do whatever brings you to life, then. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.”

“I don’t want to be afraid of bright colors, or new sounds, or big love, or risky decisions, or strange experiences, or weird endeavors, or sudden changes, or even failure.”

“It might have been done before, but it hasn’t been done by you!”

“Perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat.”

“You can measure your worth by your dedication to your path, not by your successes or failures.”

“My creative expression must be the most important thing in the world to me (if I am to live artistically) and it also must not matter at all (if I am to live sanely).”

“Whatever you do, try not to dwell too long on your failures. You don’t need to conduct autopsies on your disasters.”

“Pure creativity is something better than a necessity; it’s a gift. It’s the frosting. Our creativity is a wild and unexpected bonus from the universe.”

“It’s a simple and generous rule of life that whatever you practice, you will improve at.”

“A creative life is an amplified life. It’s a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life. Living in this manner—continually and stubbornly bringing forth the jewels that are hidden within you—is a fine art, in and of itself.”