I can't believe Lydia is 9 now! Her birthday was on a Sunday, but on Saturday I took her shopping - for 2 hours! She picked out her birthday outfit, got some new shoes, and then got to pick out some accessories at Claire's. She picked out some giant hair clips, a chunky ring and some hot pink and black zebra print fake nails. That night she got to open her first present so we could play it! We love RockBand and the Lego version is fun and family-friendly.
She really wanted to have a cook-out for her birthday dinner, so we were going to do that on Saturday after some yard work. After getting the yard work done and being outside for awhile, we realized it was way too windy (yes, it is a little windy here). So we went with her second choice, French bread pizza.
Sunday after church her primary teachers stopped by with a balloon and a pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream "just for her". She had been looking forward to this treat for so long and made the ice cream last for several days. Later she got to open the rest of her presents: some "grown-up lip gloss", monogrammed note cards, a new DS game (she asked for a girly one with fashion, style, etc.), a tote bag with a peace sign on it, a Beatles CD with some of her favorite Beatles songs on it and lots of cards and love from grandparents. She loved getting her own chocolate bar and gift card to go shopping with!
We decided to go ahead and have the cookout Sunday night since the weather was cooperating. It was nice and simple - hot dogs, chips, soda and toasted marshmallows. It was fun to use the fire pit for the first time this year and to just hang out.
A few facts about Lydia at 9:
- She is very creative when it comes to writing stories, telling stories, or "telling stories"
- She is learning to enjoy piano lessons and hip-hop dance class
- She is a phenomenal reader and gets lost in books very easily
- Her room is always messy
- She often helps out without being asked - emptying the dishwasher, sweeping the floor, etc.
- She loves to talk!
- She loves 80's music and peace signs
- She loves to sing
- She is still my "rough and tumble" girl
- She has amazing faith and a powerful testimony of her Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ
Lydia in her birthday outfit - shirt, shorts and shoes.
1 comment:
happy Birthday to Lydia! Your firepit in your yard looks like so much fun! I love the smell of campfire.
I love how your girls are so helpful in the kitchen! That's amazing to me. Did you do that when you were growing up? I had some cousins on the Tuttle side that would play more like that (they had 5 girls) and I always thought it was fun, but that was the only time I played things so "girly." I think that is so cute.
And I love the picture of Felicity doing here homework. She looks so old in that picture.
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