She had soccer that morning and took an uncommon nap that afternoon. We had to wake her up before people started arriving for her party at 4:00 and she decided to keep on her soccer clothes. Fittingly, she was wearing her brand new Mizzou shirt that Grandma and Grandpa had given her as a birthday present!
We got her a new bicycle with training wheels and presented it to her before everyone got there.
(she also wouldn't let me do her hair)
We basically invited our friends and their kids, a group we often have parties with. Papa G was also there and got to spend a lot of quality with Graham!
Parker had asked for a mermaid cake so we did a slight mermaid theme. Really just the cake, plates, and a Pin the Tail on the Mermaid game. We also had a table set up in the basement where each kid got to paint their own wooden Halloween mask.
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| Ryan & Aaron Hooper |
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| Ben Nudds & Birthday Girl |
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| Jacob & Noah Banks, Colin Nudds |
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| Ryan Hooper |
Pin the Tail on the Mermaid:
Singing Happy Birthday:
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| Little Miss Mary |
We had Parker's check up and her stats are interesting...40 lb 4 oz (84%) and 40.5" (68%)! They did a vision and hearing test and she passed both. Dr. Kate (our P.A.) asked her to draw a square, circle, and triangle. Parker drew them all perfectly and apparently drawing a triangle is very hard for kids to do at this age. Six year-olds are more likely to get the lines to meet up properly. More evidence of Parker's brilliant mind (heehee). But all kidding aside, Parker continues to be such a bright girl. She loves puzzles and is now into the little lego sets. She can do the sets for 6-12 year olds with almost no help. I am always impressed with her attention span, to sit and finish whatever project she is working on.
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| Using her kids cookbook to make tuna noddle casserole for Papa G |
showing off her apron (both birthday gifts from Sandy)
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| so poised for her haircut, the stylist kept commenting on how much hair she has! |
Parker is still a great eater and lately has gotten into combining foods on her plate into one bite. "Daddy, try the green bean WITH the chicken!" Every once in awhile, she will take a nap at school, but she still falls asleep OK at her normal bedtime, so that is good. She is generally in bed by 8 or 8:30 pm. On the weekends, she has been waking up early (6:00 am) and coming downstairs. We have been teaching her to go back up to her room if it is still dark and no one else is up. She can turn on the light and look at books if she wants. It is really frustrating because then during the week, we have to drag her out of bed at 6:45 or 7:00 to get ready to go to school.
Parker loves her little brother and has so much fun now that he is a little buddy to play with at home. She makes up games or builds a house for them and basically bosses him around. Parker loves to help with Graham too, like take his shoes and coat off when we get home or get him a snack.
This little girl is (usually) so great to be around and makes us laugh every day!
holding hands, so sweet!
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| Graham letting his sister put his hat back on |
And finally, the annual Birthday Questions session. I did this a little late this year because I forgot initially!
| How old are you? | What is your favorite thing to drink? | |
| four | apple juice | |
| What are your nicknames? | What is your favorite sport? | |
| Parker Rose, Sissy | baseball | |
| What is your favorite color? | What is your favorite animal? | |
| purple & pink | cowboy, unicorn | |
| Who are your best friends? | What do you take to bed at night? | |
| Mia, Charlotte, Julie, Abby | my favorite lovey | |
| What is your favorite toy? | What is your favorite song? | |
| Magna Doodle | ABC's | |
| What is your favorite TV show? | What is your favorite book? | |
| Popples (Netflix show) | Dora's Mermaid Treasure Hunt | |
| What is your favorite movie? | What do you want to be when you grow up? | |
| Tinker Bell & the Pirate Fairy | ladybug, builder | |
| What is your favorite food? | ||
| guacamole |
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