It's happened again. We have another official teenager in the house.
Knowing she had three gifts to open, Brinley decided to open them throughout the day - to make the fun last a little longer. She already knew about the curling iron so it wasn't much of a surprise but she was totally excited to finally get to use it!
It's tradition for the kids to pick their favorite meal on their birthday - Brinley is a fan of Chinese food. I decided to save myself the effort and called Aaron at work to bring take-out home for lunch instead:)
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| See her cute curls? Finally, a curling iron that works! |
Here she studies the intricacies of her next gift - cake decorating set.
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| Quinn and Elsie waiting to eat peppermint mud pie. |
About a week ago, one of Brinley's friends called me and asked if she could throw a small surprise party for Brinley. So--we worked hard to keep it a secret. Brinley had a fantastic time and ended up getting home too late for us to sing to her. When she called from the party asking to stay a little longer, she said it was okay for the younger kids to go ahead and eat her birthday dessert. Are we entering a new phase or what?
Thanks to Kara for sending me a few pics from the party!
Thanks to Kara for sending me a few pics from the party!
Symphony, Haley, Shaylee, Brinley, Nikki
So, Brinley opened her final gift the next morning. A gift card to a local craft supply store. The perfect gift for her!
Happy 13th Birthday Brinley!
5 comments:
I dropped Alison off at a tri-stake fireside tonight. I gave her my phone to call when it was done. She informed me that now would be a good time to think about getting her a phone. I said, sure, one that doesn't have text or games and only 100 mins a month. She said Ok I will just borrow yours. Ha Ha. She is still sweet though. That was nice of Brinley's friends.
Happy birthday to Brinley...and Anna...and Tanner! What a neat thing for a friend to surprise Brinley with a party!
I love that she didn't open all her gifts at once. I don't think I could stand the suspense. Happy birthday! And Merry Christmas to all of you.
Two teenagers - good luck. That is a nice friend to give her a party. Are you done with your birthday frenzy now?
What quality friends! I'm glad that you/Kaylynn/Ker-dog are blazing the trail with teenagers so I can come to you guys for advice in the next few years.
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