... Richard III was hanging out at Terra's, so it was a Daddy + Girls affair. :) We went to Twisted Root, had berry chantilly cake, and Sadie & I went to see "Beauty and the Beast" for her birthday date!
At Twisted Root, they give you names for your order. "Marsha! Marsha! Marsha! Your burger is ready!" Hahaha
Meghan, who got Sadie a fresh pair of rain boots for her birthday, took she, S and E creekin' on Sadie's actual birthday. Sisters!
Obligatory birthday dress (thanks, TARGET) and birthday flowers for Sadie's actual birthday. Sadie!
How I get dressed for Sadie's first volleyball game - it was a double-header, so I went all out. Her team lost both games, but Sadie was THE BOMB. She's getting so good! Plus, Emily tagged alot with us (while Meghan and R3 stayed home) and it was alot of fun hanging out with her on the bleachers. Sports!
Dragging ourselves to Nancy and Nery's house for a little get-together before we go MIA for a few weeks moving, dealing, life-ing. I'm so glad we did, because there was Nancy + Johnnie Walker + Athos the puppy. Socials!
I'm so trying to deal with life lately. But at least I'm staying on top of blogging! (:
It's official - our first kitten birthday has his 2015! Our sweet little Sadie lady is 9! She's had quite a year. Lots of love, tears and important lessons (like there's few woes a long bubble bath can't fix ;)).
Over the past year, I've been keeping notes in my iPhone of little snippets into the kittens' lives to write on their birthday posts. :) Here's a few insights into Buggins last year...
- She claimed not to like pink! We would still always get her pink things, which she never turned down!, but there were multiple declarations of "I do not like pink...!"
- She had to have short hair... before deciding she had to have long hair. We got her the most darling short-hair cut over the summer (which she wanted so she wouldn't have to brush as much hair... true story) but then decided long hair would be more fun for Meghan to play with... so now she's growing it out!
- Girlfriend started to sing alot! I think "Frozen" inspired ever girl to find their inner Idina Menzel, and there were quite a few backyard concerts of "Let It Go," and all over her different covers. I always encouraged her to belt it out, build up those vocal chords! She was really shy at first, but slowly started to sing louder and louder... it's been such a treat to watch. :)
- Speaking of singing, she was always down for Taylor Swift sing-alongs in my car. Super important, because Sadie and I are the only ones in our family who are Swifties. ;)
- Oh, she is terrible at making her bed. It's like pulling teeth, and when she does "make her bed," it's still a mess, hahahaha.
- She's always the last to finish dinner lately! And by last, it's like... 20 minutes after everyone else. Slow and steady wins the race! ;P
- She made her daddy stop mowing the lawn on a very hot day ("Daddy! Daddy! Stop! I need to tell you something!") only so she could bring him a glass of water... *cries*
- When she almost combusted with excitement when we told the littles their daddy and I were getting married... *cries again*
- She wants a fried egg and avocado toast for breakfast, just like me. :)
- And she's starting to get very moody some days. The pre-adolescence has begun! I always encourage her to make a gratitude list when she's feeling off... some days those work and some days they really don't work. ;)
Great Sadie quotes this year include...
- "I just can't stop hugging you!" (said to her daddy)
- "If you like it, then you sour cream on it!" (sung as "Single Ladies," during taco night!)
- "It begins with an R and ends with a P!" (Her clue to "Wreck It Ralph" -- when she was in a very silly bed-time mood ;P)
- "Thank you for making my dad so happy..." (said to Juju, after R opened one of his Christmas presents from her)
- "Cyan!" (when asked what her favorite color is ;P)
- "You must clean ze plate." (very serious during dinner one night)
- "Cashews, like Shaleah." (when asked what her favorite kind of nut is)
- "I'm SWAGGING!" (her pun on "swinging")
- Sadie: "Have I told you the story of when I lost my first tooth?" Me: "Yup!" S: "Good! Well, I'm still going to review it. *tells story*"
- and then there's all the millions, billions! of time she tells us how much she loves us and how awesome we are...
Sadie a wonderful birthday celebration this year. First, I took her to see "Cinderella" at Alamo Drafthouse for her Kylie Birthday Date (or she took me... I ordered tickets 5 weeks prior because I'm also I 9-year-old girl). We got a salted caramel shake and a Glass Slipper martini, respectively. ;) Oh, and we wore matching lemon dresses. Because of all of my dumplings, Sadie is the most to "!!!" with the idea of dressing like me. :)
Afterwards, we had a whole herd of family show up for dinner at Moo-Yah. 13 people! Sadie had never been there before, so she decided it was the perfect place to try for her Birthday Dinner. :)
Serious teenagers. ;P
Moo-Yah also had a dry-erase board that was quite the Littles Magnet before and after dinner.
After dinner, we came back home for cake, ice-cream and presents! Sadie requested a berry-chantilly cake from Whole Foods Market (girl's got taste), which Meghan happily decorated. :)
She made out like a bandit with presents! Clothes, a pink volleyball, rainbow EVERYTHING, scarves... even this fancy HOMEMADE nighty from Tonya (in her favorite color, cyan! hahaha)
Cousins playing soccer outside...
... and cousins laying on the couch! ;D
And then cousins being sweet! (Ryan was bringing cigarettes to his mom, don't worry! haha)
Birthday Girl then decided to brush everyone's hair (Stephen is such a good sport!)
... and with Tonya's mermaid/down-to-her-waist hair, it was a very intense activity. :D
So, I think it's safe to say she had a great birthday celebration today! On her actual birthday, I surprised her at school with lunch (Wendy's!) and ate with her friends. It was such a fun moment! Her birthday is normally during Spring Break, so having her birthday during a school day was a big deal. ;) And her friends are sooo cute (and very obviously Sadie friends)!
Happy birthday to our sweetest Sadie-bug! You are such a light in our life, and hope you never grow out of cuddles, loving terrible pop music and wanting to wear heels (no matter what the occasion). We love you sooo much!
