Georgie Turns 5!!
It all started with a wake up call from a big brother. I was sleeping soundly when a little hand tapped my shoulder. "Mom, what about breakfast in bed...for Georgie." OH geez!! I shot up. I had decorated and set up as much as I could the night before but we still had some eggs to fry and some biscuits to bake. Isaac ran to the bedroom to pacify the birthday girl. She knew what was coming and waited patiently under the tent, in her bed, playing with Barbies. She must be 5!
Sausage, egg and biscuit sandwiches, a Georgie favorite, sliced mango and a glass of orange juice were all served on a brand new Tinkerbell plate purchase by Daddy. She was all smiles:
After a few happy shots she said, "Now lets take some scary face pictures."
Uh...Okay.
She's so random!
and crazy!
and just downright wierd!
She opened a few presents, namely another plate and a Tinkerbell water bottle, a new birthday outfit (shown below) and A SCOOTER (also shown below)! She and Isaac were both pretty excited about the scooter.
This one happens to be a Barbie scooter that holds a Barbie riding her own tiny scooter on the front. Does it get any cooler than that?;)
After a quick hair brush it
came time for our annual birthday photo op:
And then Georgie went to school...
but only for a few hours.
Her cute little friend Samantha, Juliet and I picked her up early for lunch at the Grapevine Cafe! I can't decide if I should take Georgie out to nice restaurants more often or keep her far far away from them. I was embarrassed a number of times. Her friend Samantha was really well behaved while Georgie played drums with her silverware, stood up on her seat, took the flower vase off of the neighboring table and ran up and down the stairs once while I was away looking for the waitress. ...and i swear to you that I have taught that girl not to do ALL of these things! She struggles with the principle of obedience!! (and I struggle with patience!)
But it was her birthday so the party continued...with a trip to the nail salon
She's much too young to experience this kind of pampering!
Georgie walked away with blue nails with white zebra stripes.
Later that night we went to the skating rink. Georgie shares a birthday with one of Isaacs best friends and, given the option she chose to go to his party at the rink. I didn't get any pictures there but she did her best not to pull my pants down while she hung on my leg about half of the time;) In all seriousness having never skated before she had a remarkably good attitude and did pretty well.
Here comes the part where I gush about my love for Georgie at the moment. Our new name for Georgie is "Free Spirit".
Free Spirit (def.) - an independent or uninhibited person.
Georgie in a nutshell. Completely unrestrained.
If something feels right to her, by golly, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks of it, she's going to do it. Thankfully, for the moment her feelings and desires lead her mostly in the direction of edible items, playtime, outside activities and kisses etc. While this trait of hers drives me completely mad sometimes (and I know it will probably give her some trouble in the future) I love and admire this about her. Georgie knows who she is. She listens to the inner voice that the rest of us smother because we're too concerned about what others might think of us. Almost no one (except Isaac) has enough power over Georgie to make her unhappy. She is, at rare moments, unhappy but only because she really feels so. Not because I am or her Father is or anybody else for that matter. And while that is, once again, frustrating, I think it makes for an extremely mentally healthy individual.
She loves her brother and sister fiercely and we love watching that. She would do anything in the world for Isaac, even letting him use her scooter first, have the first piece of her birthday cake or help her blow out her own birthday candles. More than anything in the world she wants Juliet to love and play with her. She never assesses fairness or compares herself to others. She has a content little soul! Love this girl!
At our family dinner we all announced our favorite things about Georgie.
Mommy:
"I love how good Georgie is to Isaac and how much she loves him. I love that she is always happy and ready with a hug. She also makes us laugh ALL the time with her creative stories, ideas and comments."
Daddy:
"Georgie is very self assured but she's also very sensitive and loving."
Isaac:
"Georgie plays with me and she's always nice to my friends when they come over."
Ruth:
"I love her blonde hair and the way she runs up to me with a big hug. I think she is such a princess!"
Birthday Dinner of choice:
Swedish Meatballs
Broccoli
Watermelon
Bread "wif" butter
Key Lime Cream Cake
Family Dinner photos to come! and Birthday Party to come on the 21st!!
