Shianne's 9th Birthday

It has come to my attention that my daughter, bless her soul, knows too many people. lol.... I say this only because when it comes to her birthday, the celebration seems to stretch out longer every year. We end up having different functions for different "groups" of friends and family. It won't be long and it'll be a week long party!!

I really can't complain though, because she's my daughter. And I'd do almost anything for her. It's hard for me to believe that she's 9 years old now. She's at the age when birthdays are really special - she is old enough to now exactly what time she was born, and waits and cherishs that moment. But young enough to still be thrilled and excited for the party, balloons, and cake. How many more years will we get like that?? I'll take them now while I can.

One week before her birthday we (Brian, Hunter, and I) went out to buy her present. Now, Hunter is 5 1/2, and knows the importance of "secrets" - so I assumed that I could trust him not to tell Shianne what we had bought for her. And sure enough, he was true to his word! Nope, he did NOT tell her what we bought. Instead he told her, "Shianne, do NOT look in the shed - there is a surprise in there!"..... hahaha!! What a little turd! =) So of course, then we had to give it to her early. She was definately surprised!!

Her first party took place at Polka Dot Pottery with her "dancing girls". All but one of them were able to make it, and they had a great time painting pottery, giggling and telling stories, and eating cupcakes. It was great to see them all doing something other than dancing, and they all have such cute little personalities.

The next day she got to have her friend Alexis over for most of the day. She came to watch Shianne dance, then we ran some errands, and went home to get ready for the Birthday BBQ. The girls had fun doing their "girly things" then got a chance to take a few spins on the 4-wheeler. Later that evening we had the big family/friends BBQ. Brian BBQ'd up lots of yummy hamburgers and hotdogs, and we had lots of side dishes too. The kids all had fun riding bikes, scooters, playing basketball, and jumping on the trampoline. As soon as everyone was done eating, we let Shianne dig in to her presents. She got some wonderful gifts from everyone - Thank You all for coming!
On Monday evening, her Uncle David came up to our house. Much to her surprise and glee, he was there to pick her up and take her to dinner. She was thrilled!!!! When asked where she wanted to go, she said, "chinese"... so off they went. It was probably the most special "gift" she got this year - she loves her Uncle very much, and she certainly felt like the grown-up girl she is quickly becoming.

Happy Birthday sweet girl!! Mommy & Daddy love you very much.....