Saturday, October 29, 2016

Happy 9th Birthday

On October 29th, Grace turned 9. It's so crazy that she is already so old. No more little kid Gracie pants. Since her birthday fell on a Saturday, we planned a big Halloween themed party for her that night.
We started off the day by watching Claire play softball and then after lunch we face-timed grandparents while opening presents.
Good game Black Widows! An appropriate name for a pre-Halloween game.






Giraffes are sort of her thing.

These are giraffe earrings.


She really did make out like a bandit! SO many great gifts! Thank you everyone for helping make her birthday special. 
Part of her gift from me was finishing up her room project. I had already painted the other kid's rooms so I was a bit burnt out, but I did it. She chose pink which made it extra difficult. I was trying to cover some pretty dark walls. Thankfully it turned out pretty good in the end. I also bought her all new pillows and duvet cover to complete the look. I'm still working on ideas for the walls, but for now I'm done.

We spent the rest of the afternoon preparing for the party. She had about five friends come over in costume. We played Halloween games, decorated cupcakes, danced, and had pizza, cake, and ice cream. It was a fun and crazy night. I'm so glad that birthdays only come around once a year!
















I think everyone had a good time, and I know that Grace had a blast! Another successful party! Phew...


Here is Grace when I took her out to Target to spend her birthday giftcard. She's sporting her new giraffe shirt, giraffe earrings, and the emoji purse that I got her. Very stylish indeed. 

I love you Grace! Please don't grow up too fast.



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