Mackenzie has been looking forward to being the birthday girl for some time.
She started celebrating the day before by opening a card she received in the mail.
She started asking to open presents before breakfast. I was able to put that off a bit
by reminding her that we needed to make her birthday pancakes. Singing and blowing out a candle over breakfast is a tradition around here. It only increased her desire to open a b-day present, so I let her open a present on the porch while Scott & Caroline waited for the bus. I had asked Eric not to call before 8:30am to ensure I got the older ones off to school on time, but he had a meeting during that time, so he couldn't call until mid-morning. When he called, Mackenzie said, "Daddy FINALLY called me!" She was getting lots of phone calls, but was holding out to hear from her daddy. We had a busy morning picking up food for the Father/Son campout and pizza & a movie for her b-day playdate with her cousins Kalea. She had a GREAT time playing with her cousins. They dressed up to watch Thumbelina and enjoying putting sprinkles on pink & purple cupcake brownies after lunch. It really made Mackenzie's day to get to play with her cousins. Once they left, it was off to Aunt Camillia's college graduation. We were able to celebrate as a family the following evening. Mackenzie fell in love with the yellow 5 candle at Walmart, so that was the inspiration for the yellow tulip on her cake. Notice the picture of Mackenzie's dessert platter at her b-day celebration: cupcake, cake, vanilla icecream with sprinkles and homemade oreo icecream. She was in HOG heaven! Thanks to all who helped make her day special. She's been spending her Target gift cards and "green tickets" this week. I finally figured out what she meant by green tickets... dollar bills! She's so funny and enjoys being a big girl by stuffing her wallet with cash and handing it over when she makes a purchase. Being 5 is everything she had hoped for. She didn't have to get shots at her 5 year check-up, so that was another wish come true. Life if good for Mackenzie. We're so blessed to have her sweet smile and innocent comments to brighten our days.
