November 6 - the Birthday Day

Nov. 6 is a big day in our house - it's both Jason and Lily's birthday! Unfortunately for Jason, most of the attention goes to Lily but being the great dad that he is, he is just fine with that. :) This year Lily had preschool on her birthday so she got to have a special party at school, and I took her favorite chocolate brownies for her to share. To make sure Jason got equal attention, I planned to meet him for lunch but went early to his office and thought I'd make sure everyone knew it was his birthday (something I know he likes to hide at work) - so I showed up with balloons!! Now everyone knows. We had a favorite foods dinner - spaghetti (for dad) and McDonald's chicken nuggets (for Lily). I created a cute Strawberry Shortcake (what else?) birthday cake, but made sure to put candles on for dad. There were lots of presents and one older sister that realized she like her own birthday (and the attention it gets) more than Lily/dad's day. Learning to not be the center of attention is not an easy lesson for a 5 yr old. But we had a fun day as a family...and look forward to a bigger one next year when Lily turns 4 and dad is 40!!

Lily - dressed for school.

 

Dad and Mia.

 

Lily cannot wait to open her presents!

 

The birthday buddies, and their cake.