Happy Birthday Brynn!

Brynn turned SEVEN years old this morning at 4:55 a.m. Nearly every morning when she has awoken for the past couple of months, Brynn has been asking, "Is this how early it was when I was born?" To which we always reply, "Nope, it was even earlier." Well this morning I woke up at 4:50 so I could make the trek into Brynn's bedroom at 4:55. I climbed up her bunk and took hold of her hand and said, "Brynn, this is how early it was when you were born." She sleepily opened her eyes and said, "Oh...." Then turned over and went back to sleep. When she woke up a little later at 6:30, she came into the kitchen. I was curious as to whether she was coherent when I woke her at 4:55. She was! And she was so happy to finally know just how early it was when she was born.

We'll celebrate as a family tonight and this weekend, but we celebrated a few days ago with friends. With the arrival of baby #4 just around the corner, this year's party goal was SIMPLICITY! I asked Brynn to write down a list of a few friends and a list of games she would like to play. (Is that mean to make the birthday girl plan her own party?) She loved taking the reigns and it made it easy for me to just follow through with the plan! We had a regular old fashioned birthday party and it turned out pretty fun! We started out with the classic game "Twister."

Then a game of "pin the birthday hat on the birthday girl."
Limbo...complete with festive music!
A couple rounds of the "chicken dance."
A balloon popping game...

Pizza!
Presents....


Pinata!


Candles and Cupcakes!
And then we sent them on their merry way with a small bag of gifts and a balloon! It was simple pie, but more importantly Brynn was thrilled to pieces! She felt celebrated and I didn't feel bushed! A victory for everyone!

Happy Birthday Brynn! We love you!