If you didn't know already, my first baby turned 4 on Tuesday! So, what did we do to celebrate her fourth birthday? We re-scheduled her birthday party, packed up the 4-Runner, and headed out onto the open highway to see her favorite guy (and her mommy's)...Daddy!
As many of you know, Alan's new job takes him away from his family pretty often. But it's a great excuse to take roadtrips and have great adventures! Kathleen and I decided at 9:00 pm on Sunday night that we would be leaving in the morning to go see Alan. I fired off a quick round of text messages and phone calls to those invited to Kit's birthday party and told them it had been rescheduled so the birthday girl could spend her day with her daddy.
And what a day she had! In true birthday style, she reminded us ALL DAY LONG that she was the birthday girl (sound familiar anyone?). We let Alan have a short rest after coming home from work while Kathleen and I packed a picnic lunch and the children before heading for the beach.
Kit and Fionn have both morphed into water babies this summer, so the beach and splashing in the lake was the perfect activity. After our picnic lunch, we sang 'Happy Birthday' over cupcakes that Kit picked out herself and watched as the birthday girl and her brother acted silly and enjoyed having their father all to themselves for the day! Kathleen and I were cast aside for the most part.
Hard to believe that my little Kitzer is four years old, most days. She'll be starting pre-school in just a couple weeks. She's grown into a spunky, independent, bossy, loving, funny, smart little girl and I'm so proud of her (even when she's making me pull my hair out)! Happy Birthday Kit! I hope when you're 18 you'll be able to remember how special your 4th birthday was.
Watching Kit with her daddy had me smiling and counting my blessings for the amazing man I married and the wonderful father he is to our three children. He may not see them as often as some....but he makes every minute count when he does! And I know that the best birthday gift we could have given Kit (and her brother and sister) was time with him.
As many of you know, Alan's new job takes him away from his family pretty often. But it's a great excuse to take roadtrips and have great adventures! Kathleen and I decided at 9:00 pm on Sunday night that we would be leaving in the morning to go see Alan. I fired off a quick round of text messages and phone calls to those invited to Kit's birthday party and told them it had been rescheduled so the birthday girl could spend her day with her daddy.
And what a day she had! In true birthday style, she reminded us ALL DAY LONG that she was the birthday girl (sound familiar anyone?). We let Alan have a short rest after coming home from work while Kathleen and I packed a picnic lunch and the children before heading for the beach.
Kit and Fionn have both morphed into water babies this summer, so the beach and splashing in the lake was the perfect activity. After our picnic lunch, we sang 'Happy Birthday' over cupcakes that Kit picked out herself and watched as the birthday girl and her brother acted silly and enjoyed having their father all to themselves for the day! Kathleen and I were cast aside for the most part.
Hard to believe that my little Kitzer is four years old, most days. She'll be starting pre-school in just a couple weeks. She's grown into a spunky, independent, bossy, loving, funny, smart little girl and I'm so proud of her (even when she's making me pull my hair out)! Happy Birthday Kit! I hope when you're 18 you'll be able to remember how special your 4th birthday was.
Watching Kit with her daddy had me smiling and counting my blessings for the amazing man I married and the wonderful father he is to our three children. He may not see them as often as some....but he makes every minute count when he does! And I know that the best birthday gift we could have given Kit (and her brother and sister) was time with him.
3 comments:
It's not the quantity but the quality of time! You get an A+.
Hugs,
Aunt Judi
The best birthday you could have given her...
You go, Kit! It's still your birthday MONTH, so you gotta milk it!
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