Happy Birthday to my big girl! It is hard to believe she is already 7. The birthday girl with all her presents…
We had a laid back but fun day, complete with brunch (her choice), opening (and playing with) presents, and her choice for birthday dinner: steak and buttered potatoes, followed by cake, of course. This year, she decided she did not want me to make her cake, and instead chose a pink and purple princess cake that came with a crown and scepter.
And when you are the birthday girl, you get as big of a piece of cake as you want (and yes, she ate the whole thing!).
There was also a party at the skating rink with her bff Sam, who also has the same birthday, and pretty much ALL their friends. Apparently, a party for Sam and B, especially at the skating rink, is too exciting for anyone to want to miss! The birthday girls!
M skating!
Cake!
And when that many friends come to your birthday party…
B had a GREAT birthday!
My girls in their Easter best…
M’s silly face.
Baskets!
And Easter just isn’t quite Easter to me without some egg decorating fun…
…and some egg hunts! It is so much fun to watch all the kids and see the delight on all their faces!
BFFs!
After brunch Easter morning, we came home to discover the Easter bunny even found time to leave eggs at the house for the girls’ own private Easter egg hunt! That bunny is so sneaky…
Honestly, I am not sure what happened to March. Last time I posted, it was mid March, and now suddenly it is mid April…Apparently I only took two pictures in March with my real camera too – seriously, I don’t think that has happened since before B was born. But, it is not as if I stopped taking pictures – I just tend to take more with my phone.
So, let’s see, what have we been up to? Well, the girls went to the dentist. B is an old pro, but even she was a bit nervous since this was a new dentist (pediatric dentist near the house). While it took some coaxing, M finally acquiesced…with a little help from puppy…
…and some cartoons (that’s what she is looking at)…
…and some bribery…
I increasingly think B has Jason’s teeth and M has mine, and this trip to the dentist only furthered that opinion. I have never heard a peep from any dentist about making sure B is careful to not eat sticky foods or making sure B pays extra attention to her back teeth, and yet with M, the dentist made sure to tell me that. Hopefully those coatings they put on teeth work well…
And B received her green belt! All the snow delayed things a bit, but she got it eventually!
Then there was St. Patty’s Day, and of course, the girls got in the spirit!
M and I went to a hockey game with some friends. We stayed the whole time – even through overtime, and she had a blast! She even scored a hockey puck! We had some pretty good seats too!
And while a puck or a player hitting the glass made everyone else jump, M was not phased in the slightest!
M also continued to demonstrate her colorful clothes preferences, and her mad puzzle skills.
We finished up March with B receiving her first green belt stripe (she actually earned her green belt in February, but didn’t receive it until March due to the weather). Sporting her new black uniform!
