5 year olds seem to really know what they want when it comes to birthdays. At least mine did! Holly was completely into kresents (presents) this year, and she had some specifications for her birthday day. Pancakes, crepes and pizza were on the menu. Presents to unwrap. A party with strawberry cake and friends. It was a fun and busy day! Fortunately it began with everyone sleeping in past 8am!
This was our Lego year. Greta gave Holly some animal packets, and my parents gave her a bin of legos. And we went to the Lego store to buy some blocky people (anyone else annoyed with the Lego friends characters? My daughter does not need a curvy lego girl to play with!). Conor's especially excited about the Legos.
We bought Holly a bike with no training wheels. She learned how to ride a 2-wheeler last summer, but we didn't have a reliable one... so she had to relearn yesterday. It took her no time, although she only wants to ride in a circle in one direction. That'll change I think when she gets out there with her neighbor friends. The bike was a bargain and a good find on craigslist. As much as I wanted to buy a $200 bike, $35 sounded a lot sweeter. It was as chill of a day as I could make it because the food prep wasn't super easy and we had her birthday party in the evening.
It was a good day. And it was extra fun to have grandparents to share it with!
