This girl is definitely all girl. She still loves all things Princess. She loves to sing and dance and dress up. She loves to tell stories. She loves to color and draw. She loves to be with her friends. She is sensitive, generally thoughtful of others, a natural leader (okay, a little bossy), inquisitive, and not in the least bit shy. She is comfortable talking to adults, kids her age, babies, pretty much anyone. She does well in school, but gets frustrated easily-- especially when it comes to math. She loves to learn about the Bible and history and although she doesn't really sit around and actually read a lot of books (although she could), she does enjoy books and making up her own stories to go with the pictures.
This year she wanted a Barbie birthday party. We told her this would be the last year for a big party with her friends like this-- she's had one just about every year, and it's a lot of work. Andrew rarely has parties, simply because he doesn't have a lot of little boys around his age. I love seeing Leah thrive around her friends, but decorating and baking and setting up takes a lot of time, even if I try to keep it "low-key."
She opened a few presents from us and from grandparents on her actual birthday on Saturday.
She got an Anna dress (can't believe she's still into Frozen after 2 years!) and some clothes for her doll from Grandma & Grandpa.
We got her an Elsa Barbie doll. She really does enjoy playing with her Barbies in her Dreamhouse.
Nana & Papa sent some gifts for Abi and Andrew, too. Abi & Leah both got a little Frozen pencil case with a journal. I also got Abi some dollar store workbooks for school.
Andrew didn't get his birthday gifts from Nana & Papa till they sent them with Leah's, so he has a sticker that says "I'm 5 today."
We also got Leah a real Bible, not a story Bible. She was a little intimidated, because the words are so small and she didn't know how she would read it, but I think she's warming up to the idea of having her own.
Of course we had to have a fashion show.
The day of Leah's birthday we had our church's annual Turkey Shoot. The kids each got to shoot a gun at a target. I'm sure it's not exactly what Leah would have chosen to do on her birthday, but I think she had fun, simply because she got to be with people.
Her party was Sunday evening. We decided to have it outside to minimize mess in the house, but it ended up being a little too hot, and also too windy. The kids didn't seem to mind too much and it really was easier to not have to worry about them tearing up the house. This is the extent of the decorations: a banner and poster, and a cupcake stand for a centerpiece. Leah wanted strawberry cake, and cupcakes with decorative picks seemed like the easiest option.
She had five friends there: Autumn, Apple, Fiona, Joselynn, and Lydia. Their parents also came, as did our foreign exchange student Maria.
The toothless birthday girl! Her 2nd front tooth came out that morning at church (we don't even know what happened to it) so she no longer had to worry about wiggling it and eating from the side of her mouth like she'd done for weeks!
They all played a little inside with the Barbies then they played together on the swing set and on our play cars. I actually got to sit and talk with the grown-ups and they entertained themselves quite well. They had snacks. They only did one organized game, which was a version of "Pin-the-Jewel" on Barbie's necklace. Then they opened gifts. It was over in an hour and a half and everyone had a great time!
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