Adelie got to open her birthday gifts from us, including a camera, notebooks, and a Little Mermaid watch.
Briggs made Adelie a card and helped pick out a wallet for her. Staley worked with Aunt Sandi to make Adelie an American Girl sleeping bag and matching pillowcase for her bed. She was thrilled!!
It's always fun to celebrate birthdays with grandparents!
The Friday before spring break, Adelie brought treats to school and celebrated her birthday with her classmates.
Briggs and I came to eat "birthday" lunch with Adelie, and we stayed for recess. Staley was having PE on the playground at the same time, so all 3 kids got to play together for a short period of time. I loved that they wanted to do that.
By the time Adelie's actual birthday arrived, we'd already celebrated with family and celebrated with friends and celebrated with grandparents and celebrated at school. I don't have a picture, but the night before her birthday, Adelie mentioned to the waitress at the restaurant we were eating at that the next day was her birthday. They brought out a brownie with a candle and all the wait staff at the restaurant sang to her. She loved the attention! So we celebrated with the wait staff of Samuel's Roadhouse in Crestview, FL as well.
When Adelie's actual birthday FINALLY arrived, most of our celebrating had been done. We had brought her one special gift (a silver locket) to open on her special day.
And then she got to spend her entire birthday in the sun and the surf in Florida. I can't think of a better way to spend a 6th birthday.
She polished off her birthday with a yummy meal at a great restaurant, topped off with a special birthday treat. Although the wait staff didn't sing to her at this restaurant, her family still did.
We spent almost the entire month of March celebrating the birthday of this special little girl...and it was fun, fun, fun!!!
