On Thursday Sarah celebrated her 7th birthday! The day started with mom and dad coming into her room singing Happy Birthday as is our tradition for waking up the birthday child. As is also tradition, the birthday child is wide awake long before we get to their room... :-) Sarah picked cinnamon rolls and sausage for her birthday breakfast and ate them on our special birthday dishes. She opened her presents and got to play with them for a few minutes while I did her chores. She didn't get much of a chance to play, though, before she had to rush off to school.
At school the principal wished Sarah a happy birthday during the morning announcements. Mom took Sarah out of school at lunchtime to go to lunch at Wendy's. After school we got a babysitter for the three younger children so that we could take Sarah on a special birthday date. We were going to take her to Fort Fun for miniature golfing, but when we got there it was closed! That's the trouble with having a birthday on a school day. So we took her bowling instead, and she must have had some birthday luck with her that day. Not only did she get the first strike, she took first place in our last game!
She picked macaroni and cheese for her birthday dinner (I remember doing that as a kid). To top it off she had cupcakes for her birthday cake and dessert. Some of her friends came by that evening with a singing telegram to wish her a happy birthday. She had family members call and sing happy birthday to her on the phone. What a great day!
Here's a poem the kids memorized at school that sums up the day nicely:
Everything's been different
All the day long,
Lovely things have happened,
Nothing has gone wrong.
Nobody has scolded me,
Everyone has smiled.
Isn't it delicious
To be a birthday child?
From "The Birthday Child" by Rose Fyleman
Happy birthday to Sarah!I can't believe it has really been 7 years since she was born. It sounds as if you are creating some marvelous birthday traditions for your kiddos. I would love to spend a day celebrating one of your birthdays with you! Keep up the great work! Love you All!xo
ReplyDeleteWow! She's getting so big. It sounds like she has had a wonderful, happy day. We need to get some great traditions at our house, too. Thanks for sharing Sarah's special day with us.
ReplyDeleteWish Sarah a happy late birthday for us!! I am TERRIBLE about remembering birthdays, but I have thought about her all month long:)
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