Emma turned four today and what a fine four year-old she is, if I don’t say so myself.

For months now she’s been growing more and more excited at the thought of her birthday party. When queried about the theme she had only one answer.

No hemming and hawing. No indecision about this theme or that. She’s been committed to it since day one: a NASCAR party!

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Ask and ye shall recieve! Emma wanted a NASCAR party and a NASCAR party she got!

She and twenty (yes, that’s 2 – 0) of her friends from playground and pre-school gathered a the park today to celebrate her fourth birthday. There was cake, there was car painting, there was license-plate-making and there was car racing! Could it get more exciting?

Yes, it could! There was a NASCAR piñata and, for the grand finale, a NASCAR cake complete with a vintage Richard Petty STP along with the current Cheerios 43 car driven by Emma’s hero Bobby Labonte.

Though Emma made out like a bandit the first two presents of the day stole the show. First up was her first bicycle, a pink beauty. She was ecstatic and couldn’t wait to ride it – even if it was just in the house.

Uncle Scot and Aunt Danyelle win the grand prize, though, with the Disney Slipper Closet. Afterall, what could make a four year-old happier than five new pairs of high heels?

Happy birthday, sweet pea!