As per our tradition, we woke Johanna with a birthday greeting.
Unlike any tradition, Daddy had gum,
he’d gone out for donuts!,
And we let her open one gift before the day started.
She’s wholly in the midst of tech week for Frozen 2 and her birthday included 3.5 hours of rehearsal. Her crew sang to her.
We enjoyed a late dinner and some gifts.
She picked chocolate lava cake.
It was a VERY full day.
Tabitha and Daddy celebrated their birthday’s today… on Daddy’s birthday.
Tabitha got fun gifts.
Daddy got things like shoes.
We all got TWO desserts.
Tabitha and Daddy celebrated their birthday’s today… on Daddy’s birthday.
Tabitha got fun gifts.
Daddy got things like shoes.
We all got TWO desserts.
It’s not uncommon for a Butler child to ask for a Mommy- or Daddy- date as one of their birthday gifts. These special times alone with a child typically bless the parent even more than the child, and they are an all-out good time.
Katriel didn’t know what she was dressing for as we dolled her up a bit. We headed to JCP where we had a few minutes to take in all the fun clothes and toys at in the Disney section before her photo shoot.
From there we had a quick lunch at the food court and took a stroll to the LEGO store.
She and I then headed to Color Me Mine so she could paint her own bowl.
She was a little hesitant and tentative at first, but she started to get into it and had herself a delightful bowl by the time we were done.
From there we tooled around a toy shop, where she couldn’t find anything she liked enough to spend her “college money” from Nan. A quick visit to Dunkin’ Donuts rounded our day out.
I hope we both remember it for a long, long time.
It’s not uncommon for a Butler child to ask for a Mommy- or Daddy- date as one of their birthday gifts. These special times alone with a child typically bless the parent even more than the child, and they are an all-out good time.
Katriel didn’t know what she was dressing for as we dolled her up a bit. We headed to JCP where we had a few minutes to take in all the fun clothes and toys at in the Disney section before her photo shoot.
From there we had a quick lunch at the food court and took a stroll to the LEGO store.
She and I then headed to Color Me Mine so she could paint her own bowl.
She was a little hesitant and tentative at first, but she started to get into it and had herself a delightful bowl by the time we were done.
From there we tooled around a toy shop, where she couldn’t find anything she liked enough to spend her “college money” from Nan. A quick visit to Dunkin’ Donuts rounded our day out.
I hope we both remember it for a long, long time.
I am excited to share some photos from Katriel’s super fun Froggy themed birthday party.
Hanny was eager to help decorate and she had a vision for the door way. She used almost two full rolls of green, but it was very cool.
Our pond.
I think I would like frogs better if they all looked as cute as this one!
They made froggy headbands.
And sat on lilypads (the white circles on the carpet) while I read some stories.
Some photos are uploading incorrectly, but I can’t figure that out…
We tossed froggies on to lilypads.
And did some water color painting.
Gifts are fun, too.
And Tabitha made her some frog cupcakes.
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As parents came to pick them up a few of the kids used the mom-is-talking-time to play soccer(?) in the front yard.
She’s so sweet. I love my baby girl.
New blog, and I have some kinks to work out. With that said, I am excited to share some photos from Katriel’s super fun Froggy themed birthday party.
Hanny was eager to help decorate and she had a vision for the door way. She used almost two full rolls of green, but it was very cool.
Our pond.
I think I would like frogs better if they all looked as cute as this one!
They made froggy headbands.
And sat on lilypads (the white circles on the carpet) while I read some stories.
Some photos are uploading incorrectly, but I can’t figure that out…
We tossed froggies on to lilypads.
And did some water color painting.
Gifts are fun, too.
And Tabitha made her some frog cupcakes.
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As parents came to pick them up a few of the kids used the mom-is-talking-time to play soccer(?) in the front yard.
She’s so sweet. I love my baby girl.
I don’t have too many photos, because I made an Instagram story, instead. And now I’m sad I didn’t save the images….
But we went.
It was delicious.
It was fun.
There was cake.
When you turn 70, you get to celebrate more than once.
Friday night John, Johanna, Katriel and I joined Kelly, Sam, Barb, and Nan at Longhorn Steakhouse for an exceptional dinner.
Then, for Sunday, Kelly and I pulled together a gathering at my house for those folks who were able to attend on such short notice.
These photos don’t show how surprised Nan was. We had a chili bar and cheesecake, and enjoyed visiting with our family and friends-so-much-like-family.
It was so much fun to spend some times hearing about what was going on in people’s lives and celebrate Nan’s milestone.
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