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Birthdays for M & M

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By Sarah
When your daughter comes to you and says she knows what she wants to do for her birthday party but knows it won't be cheap but you understand it's really the only thing she wants to share with her friends to celebrate, you pay for a party outside your home for the very first time.  The horse ranch she goes to camps at was the perfect way to start out being 8 years old for this girl.  We had a fantastic time and couldn't have asked for better service.




She loved all her gifts and you could tell her friends really knew her and were thoughtful with their choices.  That night she got to go watch friends perform at the middle school "The Little Mermaid Junior" with her daddy and her little sister while I stayed home with K and D and we watched "Avengers Age of Ultron."  

The next day M and our Girl Scout troop hosted a country at the Tour of Nations for the first time and loved learning and sharing about Ireland.  T's dad is from Ireland and her mom and my mom really made the whole thing special.  Our troop received many compliments and I think everyone had a good time. I was so proud of how well our 2nd and 3rd graders presented in front of such a big crowd and took turns manning our booth so nicely.  We have such a nice group of families and parents to work with in our troop!

On her actual birthday Hubby, N and I got to visit her classroom during lunch and share a special treat of our favorite allergy friendly cake mix and sliced apples, some of M's scrapbooks and talk about the day she was born.  It was such a wonderful experience to be a part of and her teacher drew her a picture and made her a ceramic cup.  I feel my daughter is so cherished and am grateful for her being in our family!
And now for the other M:  Our beautiful dog turned 98 in dog years today!  That's 14 in human years and we decided to celebrate by giving her a bath and a birthday party at our home with neighbors P, S & T and their dog, Smokey.  So grateful they could come make her day special.
P.S.  When M had her 8 year check up at the doctor in April she weighed 59 pounds (57th percentile) and was 4' 3.5" tall (67th percentile).

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