We started the day with a yummy breakfast at Kneaders. The only place I could think of that Julia might eat something. She isn't big on breakfast food, only bagels and cold cereal! It was fun to see her be so excited for the day ahead of us!
We got home and she couldn't wait any longer to open up grandma and grandpa Cromwell's birthday card! She is saving it up to buy something special. She does see things she likes at the store and I remind her that she can use her birthday money to get something!
We got home and she couldn't wait any longer to open up grandma and grandpa Cromwell's birthday card! She is saving it up to buy something special. She does see things she likes at the store and I remind her that she can use her birthday money to get something!
The day before a party in our house takes a lot of work. I have always made the kids birthday cakes. So that takes the most time. I love to have them wake up in the morning and come out to the kitchen to see what is waiting for them. Julia LOVES How to Train Your Dragon right now! So that is the theme we went with this year. She made a request for balloons so that was a must. And I found some cute How to Train Your Dragon decorations online. I couldn't believe they didn't have anything in the stores. Thank goodness for the internet and online shopping. Makes it easy!
I kept looking and looking for ideas on how to do this themed cake and it was not easy. I don't do fondant and so it was hard to come up with something this year. Julia couldn't decide either. So I decided for her and it was a surprise. She likes blue so I went with blue frosting. I was just about to frost the cake and got called away from my kitchen only to come back and find that Christian had added more food coloring to the frosting I had already made. It was very green. So scratch the first batch of frosting. The second batch was what she would have wanted and she did say, "Mom, I wouldn't have liked a green cake!"
I luckily found the 2 main characters that Julia loves and added them to the cake with fake candy rocks. I think it turned out really cute and she loved it so thats all that really matters!
I luckily found the 2 main characters that Julia loves and added them to the cake with fake candy rocks. I think it turned out really cute and she loved it so thats all that really matters!
Once we cleaned up we headed inside to open presents. The best and most fun part, as Julia says! She was exited to open every single thing. New soccer cleats and shin guards, a new watch that lights up and to help her learn to tell time, a new home made quilt from aunt Amy in all her favorite colors, a flying toothless dragon, and of course a new tiger! She got new tennis shoes and some clothes for school, a huge bag of pistachios and of course some chocolate! She was one happy girl!
Once we opened up the presents we moved onto the cake. She blew out the candles with ease and said she had made a wish! It was a fun day overall and she had a great day! She said it was the best day ever! One of her favorite things to say! I'm so glad Julia is in our family. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY!
JULIA AT 7:
46 inches tall and weighs in at 48 pounds!
Her favorite color is blue and any shade at that matter
Julia loves to watch How to Train Your Dragon and pretends to be toothless all the time. She also likes to watch musicals, and you can still find her watching WallyKaZam or Bubble Guppies.
She really likes fruit. Watermelon has been a summer favorite but she loves any and all kinds of fruit. She really loves chocolate too. I will find chocolate wrappers all around the house. Or you will find the chocolate chip bag hiding in a special spot she finds in the pantry. She loves nuts, curly noodles, pizza and her new all time favorite, salad, with croutons, cheese and cucumbers with ranch dressing!
She has started the 2nd grade and still gets a little scared to go in the mornings but comes home saying it was a good day!
Julia LOVES to play with the girls next door. She is always asking if she can go play. They all get along really great and I'm so glad she has good friends!
She loves to play soccer and she is really good at it. Her season starts in a few weeks and she can't wait. Every time she goes to practice she gets out her new cleats and shin guards. She is learning a lot through her awesome coach and we hope to have a really fun season!
Julia is very strong willed and a perfectionist. She still has to do everything perfect the first time around and gets frustrated easily because of it. But we constantly remind her that you have to practice to become better. Its okay to make mistakes. But with her personality she is self motivated and works hard!
She loves to have her proctor sisters all to herself. She loves to dress like them and do her hair like them. She loves to listen to music with them, watch movies with them and just be silly with them. She LOVES having her big sister(s) around!
She is really good at reading. We don't always like to do our summer reading but once she starts she likes to find out what happens next in the book. There is a 100 book club at school this year for her grade and we are going to try and hit that 100 mark. It should be challenging but hopefully fun at the same time!
Julia is becoming to be a great helper around the house. She is great when she has a checklist of things to do. She likes to be in control of what she does and how she does it. She gets her work done and she works hard at doing it. She is also an example to her brother. She does a great job with helping Christian, a big sister cheerleader!
She has gotten really good at riding her bike and roller skating over the summer. She decided to take off the training wheels this summer and off she went. She also roller skated a lot too because her friend got the same roller skates as Julia and they would practice up and down the side walk.
46 inches tall and weighs in at 48 pounds!
Her favorite color is blue and any shade at that matter
Julia loves to watch How to Train Your Dragon and pretends to be toothless all the time. She also likes to watch musicals, and you can still find her watching WallyKaZam or Bubble Guppies.
She really likes fruit. Watermelon has been a summer favorite but she loves any and all kinds of fruit. She really loves chocolate too. I will find chocolate wrappers all around the house. Or you will find the chocolate chip bag hiding in a special spot she finds in the pantry. She loves nuts, curly noodles, pizza and her new all time favorite, salad, with croutons, cheese and cucumbers with ranch dressing!
She has started the 2nd grade and still gets a little scared to go in the mornings but comes home saying it was a good day!
Julia LOVES to play with the girls next door. She is always asking if she can go play. They all get along really great and I'm so glad she has good friends!
She loves to play soccer and she is really good at it. Her season starts in a few weeks and she can't wait. Every time she goes to practice she gets out her new cleats and shin guards. She is learning a lot through her awesome coach and we hope to have a really fun season!
Julia is very strong willed and a perfectionist. She still has to do everything perfect the first time around and gets frustrated easily because of it. But we constantly remind her that you have to practice to become better. Its okay to make mistakes. But with her personality she is self motivated and works hard!
She loves to have her proctor sisters all to herself. She loves to dress like them and do her hair like them. She loves to listen to music with them, watch movies with them and just be silly with them. She LOVES having her big sister(s) around!
She is really good at reading. We don't always like to do our summer reading but once she starts she likes to find out what happens next in the book. There is a 100 book club at school this year for her grade and we are going to try and hit that 100 mark. It should be challenging but hopefully fun at the same time!
Julia is becoming to be a great helper around the house. She is great when she has a checklist of things to do. She likes to be in control of what she does and how she does it. She gets her work done and she works hard at doing it. She is also an example to her brother. She does a great job with helping Christian, a big sister cheerleader!
She has gotten really good at riding her bike and roller skating over the summer. She decided to take off the training wheels this summer and off she went. She also roller skated a lot too because her friend got the same roller skates as Julia and they would practice up and down the side walk.
HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY JULIA!!
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