From the first time we stepped foot into the Northlake Mall Emily knew what she wanted to do for her birthday. I'm used to going all-out for birthdays, but this time I booked online, printed invitations from online and sent them to school, and showed up. It was great! Don't get me wrong, I adore throwing parties for my kids, but it was enjoyable to stand back and watch someone else entertain.
The gal at Build-a-Bear was great fun! She had the girls yelling, squealing and laughing. Emily and 5 of her friends from school got to pick an animal, give it a heart, watch it be stuffed, clean it, pick out an outfit for it, dress it and name it.
They all went home with their animals, the animals' birth certificates, a pin, a poster and some other goodies. Emily even got a special bear that everyone autographed for her. She proclaimed her 8th birthday "The best birthday ever", just as she had the previous 7 ; )
It so happened that Monday and Tuesday were teacher work days so NO SCHOOL! How fun to get to have your birthday off! We just hung out and played with the gifts from her friends until Sam got home from work.
She could hardly wait to tear in to the pile of presents that had been taunting her in the living room all day. After that we treated her to her favorite dinner..... steak! The girl ate a whole 8 oz medium rare steak all by herself, amazing!
That night she again commented on having the best birthday ever, which made Sam and I soooo glad to hear!
They all went home with their animals, the animals' birth certificates, a pin, a poster and some other goodies. Emily even got a special bear that everyone autographed for her. She proclaimed her 8th birthday "The best birthday ever", just as she had the previous 7 ; )
It so happened that Monday and Tuesday were teacher work days so NO SCHOOL! How fun to get to have your birthday off! We just hung out and played with the gifts from her friends until Sam got home from work.
She could hardly wait to tear in to the pile of presents that had been taunting her in the living room all day. After that we treated her to her favorite dinner..... steak! The girl ate a whole 8 oz medium rare steak all by herself, amazing!
That night she again commented on having the best birthday ever, which made Sam and I soooo glad to hear!
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Emily I really loved your birthday party pictures and the story your Mom wrote
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