Sunday, December 6, 2009

Happy Birthday Laura!

As of today, we are the proud parents of an 8-year-old! When Laura woke up and ran to her place at the table, she couldn't wait to find out what was in that giant box...
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It was a beanbag chair! Now she has a comfy place in her room to read all her books.
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Laura chose to have carmel rolls for breakfast.
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Sunday is a great day to have a birthday if you are Laura, since it's the day we always go to Perkin's.
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She was especially happy when her French toast tower came.
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Then it was time for the grand finale: We had a Pump it Up! party to celebrate Laura's, Karl's, and Colin's birthdays. We had loads of jumping fun!
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Look at that great jump by Angie!
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Karl and Colin at the air hockey table.
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Laura and Hannah
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A group picture of the tired out kids.
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After all that jumping, we went to the party room for cake and ice cream. Angie was nice enough to bake individual cakes according to the birthday kids' preferences: chocolate for Colin, white for Laura (with light blue filling!), and marble for Karl.
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Laura went to bed tired out and happy tonight. Her only complaint is that there was no snow for her birthday, but perhaps we'll get some this week. Happy birthday, Laura. Our lives became immeasurably better the day you were born, and it's so much fun watching you grow up!

2 comments:

Jason and Angie said...

You guys definitely know how to celebrate birthdays! Love the pictures of Laura--so precious

Karen said...

Hi, Hard to believe Laura is already 8 years old. What cute pictures. I especially thought Angie's jump was a great action shot. Can sure tell she was a cheer leader!
Looks like they all had a great time and a fun birthday party.

Love, Grandma and Grandpa