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celebrating seven

Posted on July 19, 2016 by thirdstoryies

Party 4

In our family, we typically throw big birthday bashes in the early years. For both girls we did them for the first six years before scaling back to small scale older parties. Last year was a special year because the girls were six and twelve (half and double), plus it was E’s golden birthday (12 on the 12th), so we did a big combo party. But once seven rolls around we let the girls choose a few friends and plan out their own special day.

Party 2

F chose a pretty perfect afternoon, if you ask me. We met up with friends and saw the movie Finding Dory at the Chase (one of my favorite theaters). Then we walked a few blocks to Jeni’s for ice cream before spending a half hour or more browsing the shelves of Left Bank Books.

Party 3

It was a perfect afternoon, and the girls promptly fell asleep in the car on the way home.

The weekend before was the great grandparent hand-off – we met them in the middle of nowhere Indiana, and opened some family gifts with them on the porch of a restaurant there. F got quite a few new books, some cute fall outfits, some legos, some Harry Potter figurines and checkers set. Plus that pogo stick I mentioned before! She also got the item top on her list this year – a travel neck pillow (in blue, of course). She’s wanted one since she first saw them in an airport gift shop years ago, but this year she was particularly enamored with them.

Party 7

Party 6

Party 5

Party 8

Party 9

I’m calling birthday week a success!

3 thoughts on “celebrating seven”

  1. sue j. says:
    July 19, 2016 at 11:33 am

    what is the flavor of that ice cream? I’d call that epic success!

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    1. Kristin says:
      July 19, 2016 at 12:21 pm

      The purple one? https://shop.jenis.com/ice-creams/wildberry-lavender-pint/

      F chose Wildberry Lavendar and Salty Caramel this time. She usually goes for her favorite combo – the two flavors her sister can’t have: Pistachio Honey and Brown Butter Almond Brittle. But she was mixing it up on her birthday! Actually, she’s pretty adventurous in there. We limit her to one sample per visit. Otherwise she’d try them all each time.

      I got Atlantic Beach Pie this time – a lemony pie flavor with crust bits in it. It was delicious! https://shop.jenis.com/ice-creams/atlantic-beach-pie-pint/

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  2. sue j. says:
    July 20, 2016 at 11:37 am

    wildberry lavender. I’m in!

    Reply

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