Anna's birthday was this month. This year, it landed on Friday - the 13th. Celebrating her birth is easy, just like the day she arrived. Nine years ago (after a super easy labor and delivery) Anna Margaret was born 7.6 lbs with bright eyes and a little bit of dark hair - absolutely perfect!
Summer birthdays can be difficult to plan. Attendance is low and unpredictable mainly because of summer vacation. So we brainstormed weeks in advance....thinking the move may cause even more problems for the special day.
We came up with several ideas, but landed firmly on a cool "tie-dye" party. We were pleased with our 100% attendance (she only invited 5). They eased into it with some coloring, and then quickly warmed up when we pulled out the tie-dye! Each girl had their own ideas on how they wanted to dye their shirt.
Creativity at it's best!
The party ended with a spontaneous "freeze" dance! This was my favorite part of the day (I wish I could take credit for it). The girls danced around and when Dave stopped the music, the girls would "freeze".
It was hilarious!
Another successful summer birthday party!
Happy 9th Birthday!
Happy 9th Birthday!
I had absolutely the best time. Leah, Maddie, Hope, Lauren and Emily were so much fun. Creating the Tie Dye shirts was such a blast and the "Freeze" dancing had me laughing to tears! Thank you girls for making it such a great birthday!
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to believe that it has been 9 years since you came into the world. What a special day that was for me and the rest of the family. You were such an easy baby. Sweet from day one and getting sweeter every year. William and John were mesmerized by you. They wanted to hold you all of the time, as did I. I loved singing you to sleep and listening to you giggle to yourself when you woke up. Nine years later you sing yourself to sleep and wake up humming the sweetest songs. My precious little girl!
I love you Anna! Happy ninth birthday!
Daddy
Happy Birthday sweet girl! So sorry we could not be there to celebrate but know we miss you and will hopefully see you soon. The boys will love seeing your party in action.
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Just lovely. How funny that Kathleen butt dialed you as you were getting ready for this soiree. I felt like somehow it was meant to be that we talked before the event. She even redialed. Love to you all. Miss you tons. You have the 'kid birthday party' gift. I struggle all the time with how to throw them a good one. You make it look easy.
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