Annaliese, my precious baby turned 4 and is half grown without me knowing what hit me. She is quite a character and keeps us all in stitches with the funny things she says. Here are a few pics of her birthday breakfast. She got a couple of gifts and then some money for a shopping spree. I thought that would be easiest since I had agreed myself into a corner. You see, I get through shopping trips smoothly with the kids by agreeing. I am not going to buy them everything they want, so I began long ago telling them when they saw something they loved that they should remember it for their birthday. Well, Annie takes this principle to heart and routinely asks me if she can have an item for her birthday. I always say yes, knowing that neither one of us will actually remember everything by the time her big day arrives. And besides, in October or February what can it hurt to agree to something that won't happen till July? One little problem. When I did shop for her, I had no idea what she really wanted. She had asked for EVERYTHING and I had agreed to EVERYTHING. So, I solved the problem by giving her a couple little things from us and $30. Let me tell you, she was very picky about spending her own money. I helped her make choices by telling her how much of her budget it would take up. She chose two mermaid barbies, a mini polly with a car, a microphone, AND a telephone. And she came in just 40 cents over budget. Not bad, I think.
Annaliese, my precious baby turned 4 and is half grown without me knowing what hit me. She is quite a character and keeps us all in stitches with the funny things she says. Here are a few pics of her birthday breakfast. She got a couple of gifts and then some money for a shopping spree. I thought that would be easiest since I had agreed myself into a corner. You see, I get through shopping trips smoothly with the kids by agreeing. I am not going to buy them everything they want, so I began long ago telling them when they saw something they loved that they should remember it for their birthday. Well, Annie takes this principle to heart and routinely asks me if she can have an item for her birthday. I always say yes, knowing that neither one of us will actually remember everything by the time her big day arrives. And besides, in October or February what can it hurt to agree to something that won't happen till July? One little problem. When I did shop for her, I had no idea what she really wanted. She had asked for EVERYTHING and I had agreed to EVERYTHING. So, I solved the problem by giving her a couple little things from us and $30. Let me tell you, she was very picky about spending her own money. I helped her make choices by telling her how much of her budget it would take up. She chose two mermaid barbies, a mini polly with a car, a microphone, AND a telephone. And she came in just 40 cents over budget. Not bad, I think.
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