The Birthday Weekend
Gaby's birthday weekend went off without a hitch.
Saturday, we celebrated with family. Gaby, who is now old enough to use her words and tell us what she is feeling, was upfront and said that she did not want anyone to sing "Happy Birthday". To this we obliged. The family still gathered around to watch her blow out her candle. This was even too much for her. She quietly told me that she needed to go upstairs for a little while and so she did. When she came back she asked if Bella could blow out her candle and Bella was more than happy to oblige. Gaby did want to cut her cake and pass it out so this was enough for me. I did manage to get a picture of her and her cake so again, I will take what I can get.
At gift time, Gaby wanted nothing to do with the clothes that she received. She pretty much just threw them aside. I tried to make her appreciate all the gifts but to no avail. Nina gave her a toy puzzle to learn to tell time. Very nice gift and educational too. Nina was a little hurt when this gift fell into the clothes category. The next gift was given by Marite. A princess dress-up gown. Gaby LOVED it! Nina tried one last attempt in explaining to Gaby that if she's a princess, she will need to know when it's midnight... Gaby wasn't buying it. Poor Nina. Today, however Gaby did sit and play with the clock for about an hour.
Sunday Gaby enjoyed her party at Build-A-Bear Workshop with her friends. Ramiro and I were very pleased with the party and the effort put in by Build-A- Bear. Each child made their own bear and chose an outfit. Bella chose the yellow outfit... Go figure, and Gaby much to our surprise chose the Doctor outfit. I will get a scientist out of this family yet. Each child also received a Build-A-Bear Backpack and a deck of cards. Again, Ramiro and I were astounded because we only paid for the price of the bears. I would highly recommend Build-A-Bear.
Tomorrow is Gaby's real birthday. (I can't believe my baby is 4!) We will be going to the zoo, just like every year. Stay tuned!
Saturday, we celebrated with family. Gaby, who is now old enough to use her words and tell us what she is feeling, was upfront and said that she did not want anyone to sing "Happy Birthday". To this we obliged. The family still gathered around to watch her blow out her candle. This was even too much for her. She quietly told me that she needed to go upstairs for a little while and so she did. When she came back she asked if Bella could blow out her candle and Bella was more than happy to oblige. Gaby did want to cut her cake and pass it out so this was enough for me. I did manage to get a picture of her and her cake so again, I will take what I can get.
At gift time, Gaby wanted nothing to do with the clothes that she received. She pretty much just threw them aside. I tried to make her appreciate all the gifts but to no avail. Nina gave her a toy puzzle to learn to tell time. Very nice gift and educational too. Nina was a little hurt when this gift fell into the clothes category. The next gift was given by Marite. A princess dress-up gown. Gaby LOVED it! Nina tried one last attempt in explaining to Gaby that if she's a princess, she will need to know when it's midnight... Gaby wasn't buying it. Poor Nina. Today, however Gaby did sit and play with the clock for about an hour.
Sunday Gaby enjoyed her party at Build-A-Bear Workshop with her friends. Ramiro and I were very pleased with the party and the effort put in by Build-A- Bear. Each child made their own bear and chose an outfit. Bella chose the yellow outfit... Go figure, and Gaby much to our surprise chose the Doctor outfit. I will get a scientist out of this family yet. Each child also received a Build-A-Bear Backpack and a deck of cards. Again, Ramiro and I were astounded because we only paid for the price of the bears. I would highly recommend Build-A-Bear.
Tomorrow is Gaby's real birthday. (I can't believe my baby is 4!) We will be going to the zoo, just like every year. Stay tuned!
posted by Kathy L @ 8/21/2006 06:45:00 PM
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