On Saturday we went swimming. That is specifically what she asked to do. We hired two teenage sisters to be Mother's Helpers at the pool. It was nice to be 4 on 4 with the kids. We had a lot more fun that way without having to constantly stress about who had which kid and where since none of our kids are swimmers yet.
Sadly the fun got cut short when a swimmer got their foot cut by something sharp in the pool. They cleared out the pool - promising it would be open again soon. Which ended up not being soon at all. But the girls spent some time with their noses stuck to the glass waiting. We ended up just getting dressed and heading off to our next adventure.
We headed to a park and had a picnic and then rode a little train a couple of times. The girls loved that!
Then in Sunday, Emmaline was so excited to have the other kids sing Happy Birthday to her and the Bishop gave her some candy (Starburst - one of her favorites!)
On Monday, the actual day of her birthday, we started the morning by opening presents - first thing of course!
I think her favorite thing was a book of paper dolls. Lately she has taken to cutting out pictures out of coloring books to make paper dolls so we got her some real ones. Other highlights were hair ribbons, books, and a new lunch box. Later that afternoon we went apple picking which at this age, Emmaline still thought was a huge treat! Then that evening we finished of the day with her birthday dinner (she picked porcupine meatballs) and cake. This year she picked a Strawberry Cheesecake which I successfully executed using soy cream cheese.
On Tuesday - the fourth day of her celebration, she got to bring treats to school to share with the class. She opted for Fruit Snacks and her teacher gave her a Happy Birthday certificate that smelled like scratch and sniff birthday cake!
So I think she had a great birthday!
Happy Birthday Emmaline-pie!
Rating: 1 cheesecake
1 comment:
I am glad that my 6 year old isn't the only non-swimmer at this age. Sounds like a great birthday weekend.
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