Happy 12th Birthday!!
Yoyo, Winter, Katherine, Grace, HayHay, Regan
Lauren, Hudson, Benjamin
Katherine asked for a flower birthday. The girls made little watering cans out of paper for the goodie bags and put candy in each one. I thought it was a super cute idea.
The entrance to our apartment...100% paper
After, the party was over, Katherine quickly collected all of the flowers that Regan made. All of them are now in one cup next to her bed.
We happened to be out of the country, so we thought it would be fun to buy chips for her party. YUM! Yes, they all look the same color, but hey. We bought BBQ, Cheetos, Munchies, and Lays Sour Cream and Onion.
The girls having fun :)
Katherine got a small backpack (her favorite color..burgundy) and it was filled with her favorite snack (tons of seaweed)
The look when she realizes that her big sister was able to sneakily buy a gift that Katherine had her eye on this past summer when we were visiting Mamaw and Papaw. It was a little stuffed kitten.
Benjamin got her a watering can for her garden that she has started on our balcony, and some fake flowers.
Grandmommy sent her these pigs in a blanket. Katherine thought it was hilarious. It's fitting, too, since Katherine was born in the year of the pig...so this is her year...that's why 12 is such a special birthday here....you have made it through one complete cycle.
She also got a cute little stuffed rabbit. :)
One of her friends gave her Harry Potter Jelly beans...GROSS! They actually taste like awful things in the book! Earwax, Sausage, Grass, Vomit, Dirt, Earthworm, and more. Apparently, it was a hit though because the kids at the party took turns trying one and then guessing the flavor.
I prefer the Garden Cake :)
So, this was the surprise gift from her friend, Yoyo. She heard Katherine say that she really wanted a guinea pig, so your best friend goes and orders a guinea pig. :) It was delivered to our house on the same day as the party. It was 4 weeks old, and Katherine named her Cucumber.
That's one happy girl on the left and one proud friend on the right :)
The party was a sleepover. Katherine wanted to watch A Bug's Life.
A 4 week old guinea pig who traveled in the mail for who knows how long means that it was a bit scared. Katherine was glad that she got to hold it so soon! (I have been looking up how to care for a guinea pig because I have NO idea)
Homeschool...when your book asks you to go outside and observe birds/take pictures of them, you ask big sister to borrow her camera and ask Mom to come along to sprinkle bird seed to see if the birds will come ;)
Katherine asked if we could go rock climbing for her birthday. Hudson was terrified. This is how high he got and then he wanted me to take his picture before he "came all the way back down"
He got pretty good at it, but then realized how high he was a lost it. I thin the cried for about 10 minutes. He said he was done and just wanted to watch everyone else.
Lauren
Lauren (left) Katherine (right)
After resting for 30 minutes or so, Regan was able to talk Hudson into trying once more. He raced them up the easiest wall. He now says that he loves rock climbing.
Well, since we officially live in a zoo now...there must be some drama, right? Well, Hudson's hamster escaped during the night. Yes, we have had this happen before with a different hamster and corrected the problem. The thing is is that Hudson's hamster is the laziest animal I have ever seen. It like to sleep and eat and eat in his sleep. (not joking) So I was a little worried about finding the little guy. Well, many hours later into the day, Lauren thought she spotted him behind the bookshelf. Yep. It was him. The only way the kids could reach him was with the fish net. Lauren and Regan to the rescue! :)
Grace was happy that her assignment had her learning how to make brownies from scratch :)
Yes, it's cute and growing on me.
A really cool plant that closes up if you touch it.
I found Katherine outside in her swing, playing her iPad and talking to Cucumber. Hope it was a great birthday, Katherine!
