Katrena's Birthday...

Katrena was very disappointed that she had to go to school on her Birthday this year because she hasn't had to the last 3 years. She woke up to her first phone call of the day from Grandpa. And then mom let her go back to sleep for another 20 minutes while cinnamon rolls baked.




After she was already for school she got to open THE FIRST GIFT OF BIRTHDAY and she chose one from Grammy Ann which was a new shirt and head bands.

After school (and homework) we had lots of phone calls from all of her loved ones and one of her favorite meals, polynesian meatballs and rice.

While mom was on the phone with some of her birthday well wishers Trena and Ava played dressup.

And then we opened presents... she got a lot of fun stuff, shirts, magazine subscription, art stuff, money, gift card, joke book...



A new birthstone necklace, the stone fell out of her last one that Grandma and Grandpa Watts gave her and she was heartbroken, so Grammy Ann got her one for her birthday.

A new camera

A funky, fashionable skinny scarf made by mom (she didn't like it as much as I had hoped she would)


And just for cuteness here is Ava modeling the scarf a few days earlier (I got the pattern from one of my favorite blogs, Joy's Hope, you can find the tutorial HERE, this link will take you to all posts on the skinny scarf, the very bottom post is the start of the tutorial. I made mine slightly smaller since it was not for an adult.)



Obviously Ava saw a whole lot of this going on all night, so she was mimicking it


And then it was time for cake, again her favorite, chocolate zucchini cake. We have this every year on her birthday and this year I got in trouble because I made it without her.


After cake we watched Hotel for Dogs as a family, this was actually a cute show, and I will be honest I was kind of dreading it.

And then we sent the Birthday to her room to put on her p.j.s, after all it was now after 10 and past bedtime, but first we had to call her back to get all of her goodies out of the family room.

And what to her wondering eyes should appear...

Exactly what she wanted!!!

The perfect end to a perfect day!

Thank you for all of her wonderful presents, cards, and phone calls

We hope you had a Happy Birthday Binxie