Hannah turned 5 on March 16th. 5 is such an important birthday because it means she gets to go to school. Even though we have talked about how she has to wait until fall, Hannah was VERY excited to go to school. She slept in a little on her birthday and when she woke up Sarah and Ben were already gone to school. She got so mad at me because I had not woken her up for school. She fully expected to go to school with the other kids now that she's 5. She's forgiven me since then, but I did think it was awfully cute.
We did a lot for Hannah's birthday. She wanted to swim so we took the kids to the gym and had some fun in the pool. The kids LOVE spending time in the water and it's been great that Kenny has been able to teach them to swim.
The birthday girl ready to swim.
The kids in the pool getting ready for fun.
Dan and Sarah
Gracie loves the pool
After swimming we decided to let Hannah choose a place to go eat. She chose IHOP and the rest of the kids were very excited. We haven't been out to eat in a long time and this was a big treat for everyone. While there, they sang Hannah happy birthday, gave her a sundae, and brought her a pink balloon. You could tell it wasn't something they do very often. They kind of struggled to figure out what to do, but they seemed excited to sing to her and they paid extra attention to her. She felt so special and loved her ice cream and balloon.
Dan enjoying some syrup before our food came. Yum!
Hannah waiting for dinner.
The kids were so cold after swimming and Hannah had not brought a coat. She wrapped up in Daddy's jacket to stay warm.
Sarah
Ben insisted on being goofy for pictures. Gracie just wanted a drink.
We had a little shopping to do after dinner and so we got home late that night. The kids were very tired from their busy afternoon and everyone needed to get in bed. We convinced Hannah that it would be better to open her present the next day, when she had more time to play with them. We did allow her to open one gift and that seemed to please her enough. When she went to bed that night she thanked me for a wonderful, fun birthday. It made me so happy to know that she had such a good day.
Ready to open her present.
Opening her Lego Smurf set.
I love this picture of us pulling out the Lego's. The kids look so excited/amazed.
We let the kids play with the Lego's for a few minutes. They all loved discovering the world of Smurfs.
Happy Birthday to my sweet Hannah. I can't believe she's 5. She's such a sweet, kind hearted little girl who is growing up way to fast. I'm so lucky to be able to watch her grow and turn into the amazing person that she is. I love you Hannah.
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