Our baby girl is celebrating her 9th birthday today. My husband took the day off from work and the kids and I have a holiday from school.
Today Abbey chose Krispy Kreme for breakfast; that was our surprise. She wouldn't tell us where she wanted to go until it was time for us to go there. Krispy Kreme is good!
After that we took off to the mall and our nearest 'Build-a-Bear Workshop.' Chloe is the newest addition to Abbey's family of bears.
Our birthday girl decided on Jason's Deli for lunch. Apparently a family favorite for many years. I know this because it's where we had Abbey's first birthday party! Spaghetti at home will round out the day. We had our family birthday dinner with everyone at Cici's Pizza last night. The whole 'friends' thing will be this weekend coming up.
With 5 kids, it seemed no matter how old our older kids got we always had 'our baby.' Well, I just don't know where the time has gone. Our 'baby' is, by modern terms, now a 'tween.' All I know is there are more and more departments at Toys 'R Us that contain items that are 'too young' for her. We're on a see-saw with Barbie Dolls at one end and CD's by artists such as Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Emily Osmet, and Demi Lavato at the other.
We're looking forward to a giggly all-girl sleepover this weekend. We know these years go by way too fast so we just have to hold on and enjoy the ride while it lasts. We'll have time to catch our breath later.
Happy Birthday, Abigail! We love you so much!
