Five

Birthday Week is officially over.

I hope.

There were cupcakes for Sunday School and cupcakes for preschool. 

There was cake for the actual family birthday celebration.  

All were strawberry with a vanilla frosting. 

Except for when I broke down and bought a cake for the last celebration. Too tired.

There were loud announcements to 5-yr. old friends and strangers that "it's my birthday". 

There were presents. 

Homemade presents. 

Bought presents. 

Thoroughly loved gifts and utterly rejected ones. 

(You can make a 5 yr. old SAY "thank you" but we can all read their face.)

And, of course, one gift is already broken- the butterfly pendant necklace we bought her.

There were many "happy birthday" songs.

And now, after much hoopla, an Ar.iel birthday party with 3 frisky neighbor girls and much ado about turning a year older, we have a five year old. 

Goodbye, birthday week.

Hello, year five.

Party Favors Await Guests

"Under the Sea" Balloons Arch- A Creation of Dan