Wow, she's FIVE!!!
Emily had a great day today. She was a bit apprehensive about turning 5, since we told her that five-year-olds don't suck their thumbs anymore. But she sure had a good time today!
The day started with the girls coming downstairs, discovering that Trav and I had hung up pink adn white streamers and pink balloons all over the house. We had scrambled eggs and donuts for breakfast, with Dad! He had an evening meeting today, so he felt justified in going in to work a few minutes late. Emily chose to wear a sparkley blue dress, with stripey tights! I even curled her hair, and put in her favorite barrette. Then they played for a little while this morning, and then took Clara to her 4-month checkup. Poor girl got another round of shots :( We picked up McDonald's on the way home, and then had a picnic in the car in the parking lot of Emily's preschool, just to be sure she'd get there in time. It was a beautiful, clear sunny day, a little on the chilly side but still warm enough to be gorgeous and pleasant. When I walked her up to the door, she went bouncing on ahead of me, and her teacher greeted her, "Hey there, birthday girl!!" It's funny how that reassured me that Emily was going to have a great day!
Audrey and Clara and I went home and rested for a bit, though nobody slept except Clara who finished her little car-snooze after I brought her in. Then we went to Target and picked up a few more things I needed in order to finish the day, and to the library, where Audrey showed me where her "Library Preschool" is held. It's just their storytime, but Audrey LOVES it. Not only is it just the right kind of activity for her, but she gets to go there while Emily is at her preschool. It's only half an hour, but she feels so special. Sure enough, when we walked into the children's area at the library, the librarian greeted her, "Hi, Audrey!! How are you today?" and then gave me the funniest look. :) I explained to her that she normally comes with her sitter but today she was showing me where she comes for storytime. I got a good laugh out of that!
We picked up Emily at her preschool, and she came out wearing a crown that said Happy Birthday, Emily, all pink and purple and covered in stickers. Her carseat was already covered in stickers she got from the doctor's office... our whole house is covered in stickers... anyway. We went straight to Riley Park, with the girls eating their Fruit by the Foot and singing. They played for about half an hour, then came home and made rainbow cupcakes. Then we opened presents, and Emily was really, really excited. She got a beautiful new globe, a beanbag chair, a journal, and a stuffed Hello Kitty kleenex box cover (so she can keep her kleenex box in her bed, since she gets bloody noses at night. it's SO cute!!) Audrey was have a good time until the beanbag chair became an issue, because she really, really wanted to jump on it, but it's Emily's birthday and she wanted it to herself. Not sure how I'm going to handle that one, ongoing. But it's a super cute chair - pink polka-dots!!
Travis went to pick up Pizza Hut, and got enough to feed Jenny and her girls, who came by on their way home from an appointment in Des Moines. Then, Emily's friend Hope came across the street to give her a bottle of bubble bath and a shower loofa / stuffed zebra - so cute! So of course we had to have a bath, and then Emily got to chat with both her Grandmas on the phone before crawling into bed.
So, to summarize: Donuts for breakfast, McDonald's for lunch, Fruit by the Foot for snack, and pizza and cupcakes for supper. Pink decorations, preschool, the park, cousins, friends, bath, and Grandmas on the phone. I think we managed to check off nearly everything on her list of favorites. She smiled all day. It was so fun to do that for her! I love her so much.
... however, I am exhausted, the house is trashed, Clara is feeling crummy from her immunizations today, and Audrey is having a hard time feeling second-fiddlish. So, tomorrow is another day! off we go!
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