For Staley's very first birthday, we made this sign that we hung up for her party. We kept the sign and with each birthday, we would pull out the Happy Birthday sign again and hang it up in our living room. As Adelie and Briggs came along, we made some new letters so the birthday sign could be used for each of the kids on their birthday. Now the sign typically hangs up in our house from January until about April, just switching out the name as each next birthday comes along.
Last night it was getting late. As I was heading to bed, I asked Zach if he could hang up the birthday sign so it was there when Staley woke up in the morning. Zach asked if it was really necessary. I wondered if it was something Staley would even care about, but decided that we should go ahead and put it up. This morning as Staley came downstairs, she exclaimed, "The birthday sign! That's one of my favorite things about my birthday."
12 years later, it's still a birthday tradition in our house.
And I guess it's a favorite one.
So is it still necessary?
Apparently yes. Yes it is.
