I don’t know why, but nine sounds really old to me - and not an age I am ready to ascribe to Laura. Nevertheless, she is officially nine years old - and chose to celebrate with Meghan for the fifth year in a row! We started the day by presenting her with her gift from us: a school for American Girl dolls. I figured she would enjoy playing with it all day with Meghan (who we picked up right after breakfast). It was fun to hear them “ooh and ahh” over all the clever details.
The weather was cold and rainy ALL day, putting a damper on their usual desire to play outside, so I took them to Stars and Strikes for laser tag, bumper cars and arcade games. One of the rounds of laser tag was just the two of them, which they thought was both cool and hilarious.
We broke for lunch at McDonald’s - one of the very few times of year we eat there. Later we headed back home, which was decorated with a Harry Potter theme this year (Clare has requested these things make another appearance for her birthday).
Laura decided that for dinner she wanted to introduce Meghan to Eclipse di Luna, our family’s favorite. I don’t know that Meghan was blown away, but we enjoyed a fun meal regardless.
Finally it was time for presents (lots of LEGOs) and cake. Laura requested a “swirl design this year, so this is what I came up with. A wintry design for sure.
And now the girls are in bed for a sleepover, and our holidays are officially at an end. But clearly a great year is just beginning!
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