For her actual birthday, it snowed, so we had a nice snow day at home. The kids played on the back deck. We didn't get too crazy, because Charlie was still recovering from his surgery and was on "minimal activity" orders. But we managed to build a tiny snowman, have a snowball fight, and the kids shoveled snow around with this tiny shovel.
That night, we went to the local Mexican restaurant for dinner. Lauren requested that restaurant, because we love the food and she wanted them to sing her Happy Birthday. Little did she know, that they also bring out a fun sombrero for her to wear. She was thrilled with her choice, and I have to say, she looked great in that hat!!
The next day, on the 16th, the kids went back to school, so Chad, Charlie, and I brought lunch to celebrate with Lauren. We sat with her friends at school and had fun listening to all of their crazy stories. These kids are so sweet and we always love these school lunch times. Every day, Lauren always sits with her two buds, Grady & Cooper. The other kids change, but we seem to meet every kid when we go in for lunch. =)
We continued the festivities the following weekend. On Saturday, Lauren's best bud, Sam came over for the afternoon, because he was going to miss her birthday party. He lives down the street and we met his family at the bus stop. He and Lauren sit together every day on the bus, and she loves everything about her buddy Sam! They had a great time running around and playing. It is so nice to have such great kids down the street and I hope they continue their friendship as they get older!
Most of the family was up for the weekend (Grandpa and Uncle Kevin were sick with the stomach bug and stayed home...thank goodness). So Saturday evening, we opened up more presents and had some ice cream cake. Lauren is very lucky to have such a great family!!
The next day, Sunday, Lauren had her birthday party. So after the whole family got ready, we all headed over to "Pump It Up" for her party. This was the first year we invited kids who were not part of our family/friends group. Lauren invited most of her Kindergarten class, along with neighborhood kids, and most of them showed up. The kids had a GREAT time jumping in all of the moon bounces, and then celebrated with some amazing cupcakes, made by a daughter of Chad's co-worker!
Lauren had so much fun on her 6th birthday, and it was a blast celebrating with so many close friends and family. It was also fun to watch Lauren with all of her school friends. We never know how school is really going, and as a parent you worry that your child won't make any friends. Well, we don't need to worry about that...she has plenty of buddies and they all seem to be great kids!!
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