This year for Emery's birthday, I decided to go old school! No fancy themes, no field trips, no craziness. Just a simple party with her friends. And this year was the first year that I did not get to invite MY friends. This year, it was all her! She knew each person she wanted there which basically ended up being all her friends from school. But it was adorable how specific and excited she was! We had them all over (14 in all with some siblings). A few of the moms stayed and a couple dropped off. But eventually we were all there at the end. We had just as much fun as they did! It was relaxed and fun to watch them play their own games. I didn't have to come up with anything! They played red light green light and hide and go seek. Then it was pizza time and then presents and cake. Very simple really. But soooo much fun! All my mom friends even thanked me for having it at home and keeping it simple. You're welcome!! :)
And I must say.... having a party with all homeschool moms results in very fun gifts! They were all educational, creative and productive vs toys. She loved them all and so did I!! Got some great gift ideas for the future!
I can't believe how quickly she is growing up! I mean it seems just yesterday I was giving her a bottle in the middle of the night. Where does the time go? It's amazing that a short time ago she was only making sounds in an attempt to communicate. Now she expresses her thoughts, feelings and ideas very clearly! She knows what she wants and how she feels and knows how to communicate that with me. We have an open communication that is beautiful and also frustrating at times. Yes, she is very opinionated and stubborn. But I love that God has made her that way! It is His design and so my prayer, always, is to know how to nurture that into a positive part of her character and not label it as anything less.
This 6 year old is feisty, courageous, excited, spirited but also very sensitive to the things of God. She loves worshipping God. She asks theological questions and expresses frustration with Him when He doesn't answer her prayers. But, we tell her, that's perfectly okay. Because He knows our hearts better than we do. He is not afraid of our anger or disappointments. He loves her always, no matter what. She also loves to hear us pray in our spiritual language. It started with Sean praying over her a couple of times when she was hurting or couldn't sleep. And God's peace would come over her like never before. She'll ask us to speak in our language. And then she shows us how she has one. She tells us how she talks to God in her language when she's alone in her room. I don't think she's received hers yet, but it's beautiful, nonetheless, that she desires it. It will come in time. So exciting!!
This little girl is not little anymore. She is growing up. And we are growing with her! I will patiently wait to see how she will be in 2, 5, 8 years from now. Actually, I'm in no hurry. But I know God has wonderful things for her!!!
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I cannot post pics right now, but hopefully will figure it out soon! I'll post them later!
And as a side note... I needed to record what we did for her 5th birthday since I never did. It was the first year we did not have a party. I was afraid she was going to be disappointed. And she was at first, but in the end she had a great day! We started it off by going to the kid salon, Pigtails and Crewcuts, and getting her first official hair cut (that I actually had to pay for!). But just as mommy does, she wanted to stop by starbucks for "coffee", ie kids hot chocolate, on the way! So we did. The girl that did her hair spent 45 minutes cutting, curling and styling her hair! It was beautiful!! Then we headed over to pick up a couple friends, Meagan & Gavin, and Tyranie & Meagan & Hannah, and we headed to Arlington to go ice skating. It was her first time!! Gavin's too. They had so much fun and she did so good! We opened presents there and ate cupcakes. Later that evening, Sean and I took her to Chuck E. Cheese. Not our favorite but she LOVED it!! As we left, she received a call on my phone from Gil from Bubble Guppies wishing her a happy birthday! She was in shock! haha What a great way to end an amazing day!
