LR turns six
LR’s birthday rolled around and, despite appearances, we managed to keep it fairly simple (no giant parties, sleepovers, movie nights, etc.) LR loved every minute of it and is already making plans for next year!
After searching nearly ten bike shops in the area we finally found a bike cool enough for LR.
Good timing. We've had a long-standing arrangement that we would get LR a new bike when LR learned to ride. Fortunately, it happened right around her birthday!
Great Grandma Dot and Great Grandpa Maurie met us for lunch at a cafe. This is where LR had birthday cake #1!
LR and RJ head to the cake cabinet to pick the best ones.
Grammie hands her present to a very appreciative LR.
iLR LOVES her new iThing.
RJ got a new dinosaur lenticular image. So far it's become a video game, a movie, his pets and a useful demonstration of evolution in action.
Poppa gets a spontaneous thank-you hug from LR.
LR gobbles down her cake, ice cream and a chocolate cake with chocolate sauce over the top... Over the top is right!
Instead of a birthday party, LR invited her class to come for a play at the park after school.
There were kids everywhere! LR had a great time!
Cake #2 consisted of cupcakes for each kid. Thanks Grammy for the hard work!
RJ eyes the mighty stack of cupcakes... We kept a careful count to make sure none disappeared ahead of time.
RJ attempts to negotiate for an early cupcake by trading a cup full of worms.
LR blows out the candles with just a little help from her friends.
LR hands out the privileged 'L' cupcakes to special people.
By carrying buckets of water to the top of the playground equipment and pouring them down, the kids created their own waterslide!
LR eyes light up for cake #3, an icecream cake that we had after our family dinner.
LR blows out the candles with mum holding her hair back -- she's trying to grow out her fringe.
Poppa and RJ help put new batteries into one of her presents.
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June 8th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
L, I love that photo of LR with her eyes wide open at the family birthday ice cream cake. Of course, the beauty of the portrait’s subject is priceless, but that’s a gorgeous shot!
June 8th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
LOVE the bike – LR sure has great taste! I think it was worth the wait. Happy Birthday LR
June 9th, 2010 at 11:28 am
Rachel: Thanks so much! I love that one too. It really gets across that universal kid sentiment, “This whole cake is for me…”
Melanie: You wouldn’t believe the number of pink barbie & fairy bikes we passed over… Thankfully LR wasn’t very interested in them.
August 26th, 2010 at 5:26 am
Be Careful! 6 quickly turns into 10!
Nice Moments Captured!