Little sister tends to have more of a birthday week than just a single day ... and being a 'center stage' sort of gal, that works out just fine with her. We usually start at least a week ahead of time with a family grill-out and cake at my father-in-law's house. He and all 3 of his sons live here in town and on my husband's side, there is a cluster of 4 birthdays in a 10-day stretch from late May into early June ...
You can see by the candles that our little bug is the '9', one of her cousins is the '16', one of her aunties is the '30', and her Great Aunt is the '61'. This annual gathering is a really fun way to kick off our little bug's birthday week ... then not too long after the family get-together comes the official birthday party. She co-hosts a party each year with a friend from school whose birthday is the same week ... but this year, instead of asking all the girls in their class to paint pottery or tumble at the gymnastics center, they chose to have a slumber party with 3 special friends from school and their dolls:
It was a roaring success of giggles and happy memories - the 5 girls (and the 5 dolls) all had a blast. And all of this before it was actually June 8! I mean, how do you top that?
With 21 gears and hand brakes, that's how! The wide eyes and gaping mouth when she first saw it were wonderful, it was like Christmas morning. She went on to have a great day at school and was picked up in a car decorated like this:
That's the view straight up from the driver's seat - the balloons are popping out of the sunroof in a huge bouquet ... I do it every year in the car line after school - it always causes quite a stir, and I love every minute of seeing her roll her eyes with embarrassment as the car pulls up! To wrap up the day, the birthday person in the house always gets to choose the dinner plan, and this year we had the honor of dining at I-HOP. Nothing beats the sweet victory of chocolate chip pancakes for dinner when you're nine years old! Yup, an epic week indeed ...
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I should say an epic week! I am just like your daughter! oh yes! It's my birthday week too! I would drag it on for a month if I could get away with it! Oh my gosh... 5 girls and 5 dolls, PERFECT! Remember those sweet stress free days??? I can just imagine the eye roll with the decorated car with all of the balloons. LOVE IT! Thank you so much for your comment this morning on my blog. Ball and chain- that is the truth!
Have a pretty day!
Kristin
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