Poor Hanny.  We got home on vacation on May 23rd.  Her birthday was just a few days away.  As her birthday approached we suddenly realized she thought she was having friends show up on her real birthday.  Oh no!  NO!  Mama hadn’t taken even one step in the direction of having a party.  Between working serial Saturdays, and Daddy going to Germany over two weekends, it seemed unlikely she’d ever have a party!

Thankfully, siblings, Nanny’s, and aunts stepped in and Mama pulled off a small gathering only a few weeks (ahem) later.