Festivities for the Girl

"Mommy...am I seven right now?" is what I was asked yesterday morning. My girl wants to know things exactly how they are. She is just a joy in our life and I'm so glad that in the middle of my 3 boys God blessed me with a daughter. She has spunk and wit and a sense of kindness that I've been witnessing her share with others when no one is looking. Love her.

Saturday afternoon we had an Asian themed friend party complete with chopsticks and "sushi". I was extra thankful for the gifts my family had bestowed on us from there travels to Japan and China (my brother and his wife lived there for 5yrs) to help with the details. The girls made their own fans, carried rice (cotton balls) with chopsticks from a post to a rice bowl (for miss kitty), pinned the fan to the doll and were actually fairly successful in eating their snack and dessert with chopsticks.

Any pictures you see and think, "Wow! What a great picture!" was probably taken by dear Tina who stopped by and did some snapping. Thanks Tina!

Sunday afternoon was just us and of course she had to blow out candles on her actual birthday. It's a rule for me. Before that she had her requested lunch of tomato soup from the can. I had leftover butternut squash soup, thank you very much. I'm over MSG in a can.

Then she opened gifts from us and my parents and Grandma Linda.

Thanks Grandma Linda for the tea set!

Giving brother hugs as he gave her all his silly bandz. True love.

Outfits for her and doll.

Opening her most favorite gift from my parents.

Not this doll.

This one, Lanie. (She is also wearing a shirt that I made my attaching socks for sleeves)

"May I take Lanie exploring?" Lanie is a girl that loves exploring the outdoors so that is what they did for the rest of the afternoon.

They stopped to read a book together.

Then they invited me to go for a walk and do some bird watching. I believe Lanie saw the most as she had binoculars and never offered me a peek through them.

Then we said goodbye to Dennis has he left for Maine for a week.

We had some company in the evening that brought ice cream and of course we had to light another candle! Thanks Owen and Mia!

It was a full couple days but I know she felt loved. So after tucking everyone in and cleaning up the kitchen what does one do at 10pm?

They remember their promise to make birthday treats for a first grader. And they are thankful that they had JUST barely enough chocolate to dip the red velvet cake balls and pray that there really are only 25 kids.