I am lucky enough to share my birthday week with my daughter. Our birthdays are three days apart, so we often end up celebrating together on the same weekend. This year Ainsley was old enough to decide on her own who should be invited to her party. (Although sometimes I think she would've been happy to invite any random person at the grocery store too.) The moon bounce was such a big hit last year that we decided to do it again. The kids had a great time bouncing, sliding, and eating pizza and cake. It rained for a while during the party, but that didn't stop Ainsley from making her own 'slip-n-slide' in the moon bounce. She bounced in huge puddles and went down the slide soaking wet (sometimes all by herself while the other kids were inside). She certainly wasn't going to let a little rain stop her from having fun!
Enjoying some pizza!
And some birthday cake!
Timmy helps her open a birthday gift.
Fun times with Bea!
Best idea ever... even in the rain!
No Hello Kitty party is complete without a matching cake!
And here she is, my little jumping bean, enjoying her birthday serenade!
I woke up this morning and a feeling of helplessness washed over me. All the unknowns are creeping up and threatening to smother me. It's a wave that comes over and over again. I get to the top of one and then another hits. I have always been a planner. Sometimes I worry. But I very rarely have anxiety. I try to focus on what I know and what I have control over. What DO I know? I know what will happen for the next 4 weeks. I know the kids have school until May 22 and I will do my best to balance it with work. Got it. I can do that. But what happens after that? What will they do all day when school ends and I'm still working and camps haven't started up yet? What if camps never start? Do I cancel the camps now and try to get some money back? Or do I wait and see if they cancel and give me a refund? Do I move their camps to later in the summer when they're more likely to happen? But if I wait to see if the June camps are cancelled then all the July and August camps mi...
My baby girl is ELEVEN today!!! She couldn't have a big party, but she sure had a special day. We surprised her with yard signs ( cardmyyard.com ). We released the butterflies into the garden. They hung out on the kids' hands for a while before flying off. Her gift from us was a purple hoverboard - she is so excited! Her neighborhood friends came and secretly decorated the garage for a little party. She was so surprised and loved sharing cake with her best friends. THEN to add even more excitement, two of her best friends from school came for a 'drive-by' socially-distant celebration. She was thrilled to see them drive up - she hasn't seen them in person since March 6, before Spring Break!! Both sets of grandparents gave her a new bike (she will get to go shopping and pick it out herself next week). She has grown so much and is in desperate need of a new bike! My beautiful 11 year old... how time flies!
Ainsley's class spends time each day doing a Reading Workshop and a Writing Workshop. She has written numerous stories (and illustrated them too) and they are always hilarious. Every few months her teacher will send home a pile of them. I captured one here for your enjoyment. [One day I lost my first tooth] [Fortunately, I was so happy] [Unfortunately, I dropped it and Blue got ahold of it] [Fortunately, my mom got his toy and it made him drop my tooth] [Unfortunately, I put my tooth down to go eat dinner and my brother took it from me] [Fortunately, my brother gave it back and the tooth fairy came and took my tooth.] Note: This is not based on a true story. Although Blue and Parker do often take things from her.
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