Sunday Emily turned Nine! Can you believe it? We got back in town last Sunday, giving us just enough time, thanks to the wonders of the internet to plan a friends birthday party - something I don't think she's had since she was three. School starts Wednesday so it served as a little get together before school too. The girls swam, broke open a pinata, and had chocolate cake and ice cream.
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Sunday birthday's are always a bit tricky in this house given Papa's responsibilities and this was no different than Becca's birthday this year. It means one-on-one conversations with papa and the birthday child expressing love and his the need to fulfill responsibilities. Hopefully we are finding that balance, while still helping them feel special and the center of attention. Last year it was a wedding, for Becca it was a fireside, this year stake priesthood, where the Bishop felt a great need to lead by example in an effort to have a greater number of the priesthood brethren rise to the occasion and attend.
Consequently we took every opportunity this weekend to Emily's birthday. Saturday night we had friends and Grandma over for dinner so GR could practice making his ribs for next weeks contest again, and ended the evening with ice cream at our favorite local shop. Sunday morning we had our traditional special birthday breakfast ... many of her favorite things. We did gifts before Papa left for the evening, and we ate chicken stir-fry for dinner - another request of Emily's. Monday we had her afternoon birthday party and then went out to dinner, as it was already 6:30 and we didn't have anything in the works for food. She was smiles all weekend long. I'm thinking getting to open presents three days in a row helped!
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