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Happy Birthday Gma & Gpa B!



Kaelah is getting to be such a big girl.  She loves (aka demands) to eat the food we are eating.  Last week both Grandma & Grandpa B. had their birthdays.  We celebrated at Applebeee's for Gma (but I forgot the camera).  Last night we went to the wonderful Pinocchio's restaurant, where I always make sure to order something I cannot pronounce & then point to that item on the menu when the waiter comes.  Well, when Grandma was done eating she rescued Kaelah from the high chair & Kaelah adored sitting in between the birthday couple.  My mother says she is so grateful she didn't have to wait until she was 63 to become a grandmother like her mother did & was more than happy to announce to the waiter that these birthdays & this Mother's Day were the first as grandparents.  Awww.  Kaelah has no chance of not being a spoiled girl.  And everyone around us kept telling us how beautiful & well behaved Kaelah was.  Kudos to one adorable baby!  (:  This gave me a chance to catch on camera the new kindness of Kaelah sharing her baby bites of food with her family too.  She's so sweet!  As you can see, once again celebrating for someone else has turned into praise for Kaelah joining our family -- but none of us mind.

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Downs Family said…
She is too sweet for words! Can't wait to see you guys!

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