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Maddy's 6th Birthday

We have celebrated birthday for a solid week with Aaron and Maddy's birthdays. We started the birthday bash the Wednesday before Maddy's birthday by going to Frozen on Ice. Aaron heard about it and got a wild hair at the last minute to go see it for Maddy's birthday. I am too cheapskate to ever plan an event like this so I hope she's very grateful to her daddy for "the best surprise ever!".
Planted the garden in the midst of the birthday chaos.
It was funny because she picked this dresson her own. It was like,she knew but not really. The show was beyond her wildest dreams. It really was the perfect age to take her because it was magical for her.




We got suckered into cotton candy that came with a crown and the "heart spinner". I had to put a gag on the miser inside me. Disney is extortion with a happy face. Not that we couldn't have said no....
I was surprised how much kelsay enjoyed the show. She did get restless and tired after awhile but she did great.




On Saturday, Maddy had a gymnawithic meet. At first she was scared and nervous. She was just bawling when they did the opening procession. I knew she'd be fine,once she started her routines and she was. Last year she cried on the bar routine. This year she need with a smile. She got second in all her events. She really perked up when she,saw Bethany came to watch her. That made her day.







After the meet, we went to North Main BBQ for lunch. The night before, Aaron asked her where she wanted to eat for her birthday like this: Maddy, would you like to eat at North Main BBQ tomorrow?
Some of her gymnatics buddies were able to join us so it was,fun and worked out great since it was only about 5 minutes from the meet.
On her actual birthday on Monday, we got donuts for breakfast. We opened presents,when she got home from school and I made her birthday dinner of chicken nuggets, mac n cheese, sweet potato fries and green peas.

While she was at school, I finished up the project of painting the master bathroom that foolishly started over the weekend. Glad to have that done! I like the dark gray color but it was so hard to trim out. I was not 100% pleased with the final trim around the mirror but was at the point where if I messed with it anymore I was going to make a major mess.



This is my favorite pic of presents. Granna told Maddy she could have this timer since the timer Maddy used to play with got dismantled by the bomb squad when we went to Minnesota last summer. So Granna mailed it for her birthday. She's yelling, "The clock!!!!!"

Grandpa Jr. She's demonstrating how to use binoculars.
She did not like the homemade Mac n cheese. Wanted the box kind. Really????
We ended the day bird watching and trying out the new binoculars.


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Anonymous said…
Fantastic wrap up! I'm so glad she loved Frozen on Ice. What a great memory to be made! I think you did a great job with the painting. The soil looks so rich and fluffy, you're sure to have great veggies this year. Love you guys!
brittany
April 3, 2015 at 11:40 AM
bee said…
What a fantastic time. Lots of memories and so glad you are documenting the events.
April 7, 2015 at 4:32 PM
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