When you are a kid, having your birthday during the week on a school day is actually pretty cool. At least Abby thought so. Being that today is her 5th birthday, Abby had the chance to celebrate with her friends at school. She had a whole poster about herself with pictures, she received a special birthday crown and everyone sang to her. A pretty special day for a very special girl.

After school, I took Abby and Ellie for a special birthday lunch at Red Robin. Abby had her favorites and as a special treat, she had an ice cream sundae and several of the ladies sang Happy Birthday to her. She was a little embarrassed but once everyone left, she giggled about it.

All ready for a birthday lunch. She loves Red Robin, can you tell?

Birthday ice cream sundae coma

We went to the park after lunch to play and then came home. When Shaun came home from work we had a lovely dinner together and then opened presents. The big thing that Abby wanted this year was an American Girl Bitty Baby. Abby and I went on a special date day together at the Alderwood Mall, which hosts an American Girl store. The minute Abby saw the store she fell in love. A whole store dedicated to nothing but dolls! Abby’s dream! Bitty Baby, being an actual baby doll, was her favorite and before I knew it she was telling me all of the things that she wanted. At that moment, I knew what we were going to get her for her birthday and we would do what we could to make it happen.

This is the Bitty Baby that she picked out. I tried to get a picture of her holding the box but she was so excited that the box was opened and Bitty Baby was coming out of it within a minute of it being unwrapped. You could probably say that it was a very quick delivery. 😉

                   

Playing Bitty Baby’s in the midst of opening presents with Grandma Denise and Grandpa Jerry  the weekend following her birthday. (Yes, that would mean I technically have seen into the future or just added this picture at a later time. You choose the one that sounds better.) I barely took pictures the night she opened Bitty Baby and this is the only one I have of her playing with it.

Ellie was a big girl about all of it too. We had worried about her reaction and wanting one of her own. You could see in her eyes that she was a bit sad and envious of her big sister but she handled herself very well for a three year old. She wanted to sit by Abby’s side and help her. Abby told Ellie that she could be Bitty Baby’s aunt and that thrilled her to pieces. Ellie cannot stop talking about Bitty Baby. I guess I know what Santa will be bringing Ellie for Christmas!

Its crazy to think that Abby is now five. My oh my, how she has grown and changed. I hope she wants to play with baby dolls for at least another five years. Shaun and I are trying our best to soak it all in before she trades baby dolls for clothes, make up and all things that “bigger” girls do. Once again, Happy Birthday Punkin!