My darling Missy turned 9 today! I can't believe it's even possible that she can be this age. She announced the other day that she's half-way to 18. Ugh. Not what a mother wants to think about.
We tried to make it a very special day for her. This morning she got up and opened her bday card. In the card was a note inviting her to make her pick (of 3) restaurants to eat breakfast at. She picked the local Country Club. Then while she was opening her gift (an outfit: white long sleeved shirt with sequenced ice skate, red 'silk' skirt and plaid tights) at the bottom of the box was a note announcing that we were going ice skating today. She was soooo excited!
At breakfast she was given another note asking if she wanted to get her ears pierced today. Oh...that took her back. She said she was going to have to think about that one! And she did. She thought and thought about it then suddenly announced that she wanted to go for it. (We had even told her she could wait until next weekend so she could think about it all week before she did something she didn't want to do.) She was so cute. She got pink gemstone flowers.
After the piercings she got to go with the family ice skating. A new experience for all of us. So much fun! Mommy went too fast and Missy fell (once) and wouldn't you know it, Mommy got in more trouble for getting that pretty red skirt wet with ice than the fact that she fell. :)
Upon getting home for her cake/ice cream party she got to enjoy the company of lots of loving family members and be the receipent of lots of wonderful gifts and love. She was so excited. We ended the gift time with her last surprise...a brand new bike! She was soooo surprised! She announced to one Papa Beard that this bike was wayyyy better than the bike he got for her out of the dump. (ha!)
I think this was a very full day of lots of excitement and fun for us all. Sissy can hardly wait to have a day alllll about HER! (One month and counting!)
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Christmas was a wonderful time this year. We had lots of fun with lots of family and we didn't even have too much of a loss of income. (Less presents to buy was a huge blessing for us!) The girls delighted in seeing their Grandma B from Missouri and their Uncle, Aunt & Cousin from NV as well as the 'regular' blessings...the grandmas, grandpas, aunts and uncles. 
