Evelyn wanted to spend her birthday at the zoo. But it was fussy with rules still. So we opted out. And then an indoor playground we've been to before. But it was closed. So we found a new one. Smaller. Cleaner. Less broken things around. She had fun!.
It's hard to catch pictures of the kids running through the play area. ;)
She had some friends join in the celebration. They all kept plenty busy running around. We stocked up on food and water.
It was a pretty decent sized play area. It worked well, and made the birthday girl happy.
Home again, we had some cake. Which she decorated herself.
They played some whacky games with weird challenges. This challenge was stacking four dice on top of each other (with a timer going!) with cups on your hands. It's not easy!
Matthew enjoyed all the hilarity that the game brought out.
Melanie organized a small sewing class. Chicken bean bags. The kids whipped together a chicken each.
And tossed them around.
Evelyn is, unfortunately, proud of being weird. So she usually honours the camera with a weird smile.
She enjoyed opening gifts from her siblings. Daniel completed a set of wooden dinner plates for Evelyn's dolls. (It just might have been a project too hard to complete for December that he was encouraged to finish this time.)
Evelyn. Nine years old. Goofy. Fun. Loves to play games. Especially board and card games. She's growing up!
We're thankful for having her for nine years!
And what can you say to a girl who writes a birthday list out for herself, with items like "slingshot, watch, jackknife, rope, basket for bike" among other items. It's hard not to say yes to some of the items on the list....personally, I couldn't say no to having a rope to use "out back". What a great idea!
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