Today is Tyra’s ninth birthday. Eve, a friend of hers, came over after church to wish her a happy birthday, and that turned into inviting her and her family over for dinner. Her family declined this time, but said that she could stay. So she stayed, and while our kids were whining about how they didn’t like what I made for dinner, Eve liked it very much and was looking at the others like they were nuts for complaining. Also when Kyle imitated the kids exaggerated whining, Eve laughed out loud so hard. I guess her parents don’t act like that. But perhaps, her parents don’t have to act like that because their kids don’t act like that, I don’t know.
Tyra requested strawberry shortcake for her cake again this year, and so that is what I made.
Eve shared a chair at the table with Tyra. We have other dining chairs, but they are buried in the garage at the moment.
After dinner and just as we were getting ready to serve the cake, Eve’s brother and a couple of her sisters came over to collect her and take her home. We invited them to stay just a few minutes to eat cake too, and so they did before heading home again.
Brooke, another of Tyra’s friends, came down the street to wish her a happy birthday and bring her a birthday present, which was exciting for Tyra as well. Brooke couldn’t stay long enough for cake, so she dropped off the present and headed back home.
Tyra opened the present that I got her first.
It’s an owl shaped small purse that I saw at the Girl Scout shop, and (without planning) it actually matches a t-shirt that Tyra earned for selling 500+ boxes of Girls Scout cookies.
Next she opened a present that Kyle asked me to pick up while I was out grocery shopping last night. Tyra had been asking for a watch, and so I picked one out for her.
Watches, in those funky shaped packages are difficult to wrap, by the way. 😛
Last, she opened the present from her friend Brooke.
And she finished up the evening by reading the card that Great Grandpa Tom and Great Grandma Kathy sent her.
