It’s birthday season at the Robins house. Calvin’s was last week, Will’s is this week. Then Londyn and I in September. So what better time to jump back to May and recap Jacey’s 9th, right? (Bad blogger mom.)
This was a “friend party” year for Jacey, but she is getting to that age that she would rather go do something fun with a few friends than have a balloon-and-streamer fest at our house. So we invited our cousins and a neighbor friend to join us at Planet Play for some fun and games. Unfortunately her friend couldn’t make it, but we still had a lot of fun with all of her cousins – who are really her best friends anyway.
We (somewhat foolishly) partook of the pizza buffet, complete with all-you-can-eat soft serve.
On her actual birthday, she requested stuffed french toast with fruit – a family favorite – for her birthday breakfast.
We had the family over again that night for cake and ice cream. She requested “that huge chocolaty cake from Costco” for her birthday cake. Fine by me!
She got spoiled with lots of fun gifts from everybody. Her request from Will and I was a set of rollerblades. She’s still getting the hang of them, but she’s done pretty well.
There’s no denying that Jacey is growing up. She has an opinion about what clothes I can buy for her. She’s read the Harry Potter series about a dozen times. She’s got just a touch of sass and sarcasm in her voice. But still, she is one of the best kids on the planet. She is kind and thoughtful and a good friend. She is such an amazing help to me, especially this summer as I had to learn how to be mom to 4. She was crucial to me keeping my sanity. There were days when she would make lunch, put Calvin down for a nap, then clean up the downstairs, all while I nursed Oakley and all without being asked. She’s back in school now – 4th grade – and I miss her. She says she doesn’t like school but I can see through her. She loves her friends. She loves leading the “game crew” at recess. She loves being in the middle of things. She loves having a new teacher and new experiences. She’s getting ready for soccer season to start – Will’s her coach this year. She wants to be a part of the Student Council.
Hope it’s a great year, Bug. Hope all your wishes come true. :)
3 comments:
It's so nice to have big sisters around to help with the babies. What a sweet girl.
Can I adopt her for a little while?! At least for the next few months? What a sweetheart!
I had no idea you had so many birthdays so close together. That's gotta make for some busy times. Well a big happy birthday to most of your family!
Love Jacey so much! She is as sweet as they come!
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