Initially M's birthday was looking a bit melancholy. Her friend/locker partner's family left for Hawaii on her birthday, as happy as M was for her friend she had anticipated having a decorated locker, and then spending time celebrating together. Plus, she had to go to school, I couldn't bring her a special lunch or take her out because of my new job, she has a cold, AND she had to go to piano that evening.
M, braced herself for a disappointing day. That was probably why the day turned out so great.
All her friends came through! V showed up at our house at 6:30 am (waking up and running down by herself in the dark...a huge thing because V is not an early riser). She brought mint chocolate treats and did Miriam's hair as well as brought her birthday gift.
She had also decorated the inside of M's locker the afternoon before, and then other friends decorated the front. I had sent her with a treat to share with all the girls she sits with at lunch.
Side note: It was the 100th day of school that day. My class celebrated by making 100 trail mix...so cute and surprisingly good.
(everyone brought 100 of something trail mix compatible)
We didn't have time to go out to eat or make anything special because of piano so we had M's favorite Papa Murphy's pizza, ran to piano and then stopped by Kneader's for a birthday treat.
Friday was too busy.... Ballroom, Karate, then M babysat for a neighbor the rest of the night....no room for a celebration there.
No ski group on Saturday either because the kids had a piano recital. Kind of a bummer for the birthday girl. No skiing with friends, spend the morning worrying about a performance instead.
It turned out well, both the kids did a great job.
Finally, the birthday girl got to pick out where to eat after the recital.
Chicken and waffles birthday dinner! This girl may be Southern at heart...
M thought that was all the celebrating we were going to do but......
her cute friend's who now attend different Jr. High's put together a surprise party!!
13 pretty fabulous things M has done this year....
1. She started tutoring a 1st grader in reading to pay for voice lessons.
2. She is killing this Jr. High thing....managing all her teachers expectations without my assistance.
3. Started a new ballroom team.
4. She gets up on her own to practice the piano in the morning.
5. Ski Group...even though she is always worried about the kids wanting to do courses that scare her.
6. Loves her point class, would love to take ballet more than once a week.
7. Because of that wish, she often puts on her toe shoes and practices on the hardwood floor in the entry in her free time.
8. Gave her first talk in church.
9. Earned and saved her own money ($150!) to pay for a zip line tour in Hawaii.
10. Also used her hard earned money to buy gifts for so many friends...she is pretty generous!
11. She is becoming a hiking pro.
12. She keeps developing her kind and thoughtful heart, taking new Beehives under her wing, being kind to kids at school.
13. She has mastered cream puffs, Italian meringue butter cream, can make mega naked cakes, and makes a hot breakfast for her brothers a lot of the time.
