Five feels so BIG... she doesn’t quite feel like a preschooler even though she is. The words and phrases out of her mouth are becoming more inquisitive with slightly larger words...
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| Awwww little Nora! |
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| Birthday morning with her new Calico Critters house |
More independent but more opinionated.
More dramatic but funnier.
We finally had a “real” birthday party for Nora with six girlfriends. The poor kid has only been celebrated at Thanksgiving gatherings!
I refused to go into “Pinterest” mode, and simply laid out some crayons and coloring pages. Because guess what? Kids. Don’t. Care. (In my opinion) They just run around and play and could care less if the napkins coordinate with the cups.
We also had snacks and drinks for the adults because 1. They’re our friends and 2. We all deserve adult beverages.
*On party “rules” - I’ve noticed a trend now that kids don’t open their gifts at parties sometimes. One instance was that there were SO many kids/presents it’d take too long. Or to avoid the dislike/duplication of certain gifts I’ve heard.
We did open, which was fine until Nora didn’t want to share. Blergh!
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| The “lovely” gift of karoke with Trolls movie songs! Wheeeee! Haha! |
Otherwise, I think it was a successful birthday party.
*Edit - I forgot to add photos from Nora’s annual movie & lunch with Nana & Papa. Trolls movie [the start of it all!] and Steak & Shake:
Where did those 5 yrs go? How lucky we are to have such a lovable, sweety in our family!
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