Hurried Birthday!!

McKinley has been looking forward to her birthday for months. It's always a great thing to have something to "hold over" a child to help them modify their behavior or to answer their begging in the store with "maybe for your birthday (or insert Christmas, Easter bunny, Santa Claus...etc). So when it finally came time for her birthday we were preparing for our big rafting trip and had to fit in a birthday night before we left. McKinley was quite pleased to celebrate her birthday on her "birthday eve" and enjoyed her presents and store bought cheesecake. We weren't able to gussy her up much before the celebration...we just kind of grabbed her from playing dress-up and asked if she wanted to celebrate her birthday. The answer was "YES!!". So here she is on the eve of her 5th birthday ready to celebrate.


And enjoying her presents. This birthday was full of little, tiny pieces of everything. Polly pockets with the smallest shoes I've ever seen, My little ponies in miniature with tiny cell phones and purses, Thumbelina minitures with tiny flowers and hair combs, and Pet Shop dogs with strange bobby heads and small leashes and clothes. Everything she got would fit in a small shoe box...but she has spent hours setting them up and playing imaginary games with them. It's great!! Just don't vacuum too close to the "party" or someone will be missing their shoes!!

Happy Birthday Princess!! So hard to believe it's been 5 years!