Birthday recap in pictures!( I apologize in advance for the way this post will show up. Blogger doesn't like so many pictures in one post)
We celebrated Mack's birthday with her classmates
early because, lucky for us, Mack had her actual day off.
I picked chocolate cupcakes for Mack and her for her
teacher who is pregnant and craving chocolate.
Presents trickled in over the week and Mack
was so excited for each and every one!
With Mack's new reading skills, I thought having a scavenger hunt
would be a great way to start off her day. Each clue was taped to a
small present all leading up to her real present.
Mike and I worked side by side after the kids were in bed.
He assemebled the bike while I wrote the clues that would lead Mack
to it.
Just as we finished the balloon wall, Mack emerged to go potty.
It's always interesting to see how she will react. She doesn't really like surprises
but sometimes she is happy about them. This time she wasn't so excited.
" I just need to pee!" She said in her groggy morning voice. From here, we started our hunt!
A short snippet from the hunt
Surprise! Her brand new Cars bike!
Her goodies! Complete with sugary cereal just for her special day
Despite her cool reaction to the balloon wall, later it was all she could talk about.
Mack, Mason and Ellie had fun with the balloons for days after. She took a bath like this before Grams came over to stay with Mason while we took Mack for a day in Denver.
Mack wasn't feeling her best on her birthday. We later learned she was in the early stages of a tummy bug . She snoozed on the way to Denver.
We wanted to take Mack to The Old Spaghetti Restaurant for her day. That restaurant was closed for a remodel. Imagine the luck when we found old faithful! Unfortunately, it's a happenin' place for downtown workers and the place was packed. We took the shuttle to the Cheesecake Factory where Mack ordered...mac and cheese :)
Little girl , big city
Next was a trip to the three story bookstore housed in an really neat old building. We spend a few hours at The Tattered Cover where Mack picked out a few books but looked at nearly every single book and we read a couple, too.
Our last stop was to the family doctor where Mike had had his vasectomy. They only do them on Thursdays and this was the only day that worked with his schedule. He was a real trooper but just couldn't go anymore .
To end the night, we had pizza and cupcakes with Grams, Mason and the cousins.
A snow storm covered the state and forced us to cancel Mack's birthday party. She took the news like such a champ telling me that she'd already had so much fun and she was glad she at least got to have cupcakes with her cousins. It sort of worked out because my sister and her family were due to arrive from Arizona on Sunday evening so there were 20 family members on hand for dinner at Gram's house . Here she is opening presents , laying on the blanket my mom made for her.
Mack had her 5 year well child exam and a well child she is! Still in the upper 80's for her height , she's definitely got height on her side. All her busyness has her down a few percentiles but she's just perfect as she is! 44.75 inches tall 43 pounds We were advised again to be ready to work hard to keep Mack challenged at school but Karen gave us the ultimate compliment when she said that we are her model family!
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