It's birthday morning! Abby opened an American Girl doll, Kit, from Grandma and Grandpa Stewart. Apparently this will be their traditional gift for granddaughters turning 8. Much like my Grandma Koski gave the girls a porcelain doll upon turning 12, something I looked forward to very much! Needless to say, Abby was thrilled!!
Andrew picked up a poster at the school book fair that Abby had been drooling over. He even sneaked it home on the bus without her seeing!
Eliza picked out a little craft (and suckers) for Abby. I love how she knew just what Abby would like to make--backpack charms.
Some ice cream sundaes...the real cake comes at the party in a few days!
Abby wanted a "nature party" this year, so here's what we came up with! Eliza and our babyistter friend, Johanna, designed this centerpiece while I was out on a field trip for the day. Isn't it naturey? Too bad the dark pic doesn't show the details so well, it was neat-o.
8 girls came, 10 if you include mine. The screaming, Oh the screaming. Oh, oh, the screaming.
This is my favorite picture. The tree was a magnet for entertainment during any downtime. Who knew?
Our activities included pounding flowers and making the print into a keychain.
We also made "grass guys." I can't believe I don't have a picture of this! But we took after my SIL's project at her house you can see here. It was so fun! We also had a treasure hunt with clues around the yard. We played a dice game where if you get doubles you get to unwrap a gift that has been wrapped many times over. Whenever someone else rolls doubles you have to pass them the gift to continue unwrapping. There were a few other games outside too.
Abby unwrapped gifts in the tent...by this time it was getting dark! Her number one gift desire was a white board for her room!
As the frosting says, Happy Birthday Abby!
1 comments:
What a fun birthday! My daughter turned 8 a few months ago--maybe they will go to BYU together : ) Anyway, a fun nature party! What an awesome mom you are!
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