Joelle requested lemon cake, it was yummy!
This year of birthdays has been different. We established a pattern with our oldest and began inviting friends over to celebrate on the 8th birthday. Every year before that we would just celebrate as a family and keep it simple. Now that we have so many birthdays to celebrate in our family, simplicity is definitely key.
The challenge we have run into this year is that there are already activities planned on our calendar that conflict with the prospect of having a birthday party. The thing is, if I am going to stay sane, I prefer not to schedule too much activity into one day. I've tried it...it doesn't go well. So thankfully this year Joelle was perfectly fine with having some cake and ice cream with the fam and going on a special birthday date with mom on another day. We went out together this morning. It worked out perfectly because we had to take Amera to a friend's house so that she could help them out for a few hours. While she did that, Joelle and I began our date with a delicious breakfast at Panera.
She had actually requested Atlanta Bread because she knows how much Jav and I like it, and she has never been there before. The thing is, she wanted to pick out a water bottle at Target and I was thinking that Atlanta Bread was by Target. It actually ended up being a Panera. I think I was having some sort of "forgetful pregnant moment" (those are legitimate, right?) or something because I have been there before. It worked out wonderfully though. Panera was a very fitting substitute. Joelle picked a seat by the window and commented that she really liked Panera and someday she'd like to work there. :) They do have a nice atmosphere. We split a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich on ciabatta bread and a cinnamon roll. We also enjoyed sipping our hot cocoa as we chatted about things.
Joelle appreciated the artwork on the walls.
Our next stop was Target. It might sound strange, but she decided that she really wanted to get a fancy shmancy water bottle with her birthday money. Interesting choice right? Well, before we left the house this morning, Brienne decided that she wanted the same thing. Hey, that's fine with me kids! Something useful and it will promote drinking more water! I'm all for it!
It was love at first sight! And the teal cap perfectly
matches the mug she picked for drinking her hot cocoa or tea.
Brienne asked us to pick one for her so we got the same one in purple.
These girls are getting so PRACTICAL!
Next on the agenda was a trip to TJ Maxx to pick out a fun cookbook (Joelle thinks it should be called a "bakebook") :) This book has some fun ideas that she is very excited to try. We have some serious baking to do in the near future. Let's see...who's birthday is next? Oh YES!! Javi's! On November 10th! Perfect opportunity. :)
It was a lovely morning out together, we even squeezed in a little trip to the library to pick up some books and DVD's. It's been a quiet afternoon, no school today. Looking at books, playing Guess Who?, and playing outside in the sunshiney seventy degree weather.
I'm so excited about re-doing a scarf I made for Clara last year. I actually did it incorrectly and I have loved it and not loved it at the same time. Today, I decided to unravel it and do a better job at it. These colors are perfect for Clara, I can't wait to see how it turns out. My laundry can wait a little longer. This quiet afternoon is too good to pass up.
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