6 Years Old

We are bit slow in posting because, in addition to other craziness, our computer crashed. I am now just getting the chance to download pictures and update the blog for May. The biggest event in May was Anna's 6th birthday. Even though it was on the 23rd, we also celebrated on the 20th, the 22nd, and the 24th. Who said birthdays ever only lasted one day? We went to Jungle Jim's on Thursday to avoid the weekend craziness there. She took a couple little neighborhood friends with her--and her brother of course. On Saturday she got to pick out a new bike and spend the day riding it. On Sunday she had a birthday party at Grandma and Grandpa's with all the cousins. It has become a tradition to always have a pinata at the cousin parties, so of course, we had a pinata. On Monday, it was her birthday celebration at school. She got to sit in a special chair while everyone else sat on the rug, she got to be first in line, she got to be the office helper, and she took ice cream sandwiches to share with her friends and to celebrate (?) the snow that fell that day!!! Another fun thing that added to her birthday was that she broke her finger trying to do a cartwheel the Saturday before, but we didn't know it until Friday amongst all the celebrating. All will be well, but she is the first person in our family to break a bone. Let's hope a little finger is the worst we have!!



Anna and Thys on the carousel at Jungle Jim's


Tinkerbell cupcakes for Jungle Jim's
The new self-selected big girl bike
Birthday fairy flower cupcake-cake for cousin party
Blowing out candles
Snuggie from Aunt Steph (by special request from Anna), suitcase from Grandma and Grandpa, cool cup from the Jorgensen cousins