Not Just Another 1/2 Birthday

This weekend the girls reached another milestone. They are now 6 1/2 years old!

While it doesn't seem possible, it is very much reality.

We do make note of 1/2 birthdays in our house. It has never been a "big deal" celebrated with cake, parties, gifts, streamers, etc...

It's always been more of an honorable mention. Something we make note of. A simple little happy family day, if you will.

Somewhere along the way that wasn't what was anticipated. It was, after all, their six and a half birthday. Thankfully they weren't asking for a party or even gifts. But it did seem that balloons were quite high on the priority list. Easy enough! And we already had plans to go out to dinner so it was easy to think of it as a 1/2 birthday dinner out.

So all in all, we had a busy day but we managed to pull it off. I think.

I should have been prepared for what was yet to come. Last Friday Ellie's teacher e-mailed me mentioning that she had been talking about her upcoming 1/2 birthday. She asked if we wanted to celebrate her 1/2 birthday given that her birthday falls into the "summer birthday" category... just a week after school is out. Carie and I talked it over and decided to wait until the end of the school year. Given past experiences, the fact that we hadn't talked with either of them about their choices and it seemed that we should celebrate in both classrooms if we were going to do it. It seemed wise just to wait. We were on board. Ellie's teacher was quite cool with the plan. We talked with the girls about it. We thought everything was good.

Then this morning, out of the blue, they were both prepared to celebrate at school... today.

Thankfully we have such a good connection with their teachers, are easily able to reach out to them, and they are so responsive! A new plan was created first thing this morning and both teachers were very cool with it. Carie and Spencer set out to run some errands and picked up the requested classroom treats. They were delivered in plenty of time for their special school celebration. I can't wait to hear how it all turned out!

Happy 1/2 Birthday Abby & Ellie! You both are both wonderful in your own way. As sisters you have an incredible bond and understanding of one another. As individuals, you are so unlike the other. We love you very much for who you are.