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Jaycee turned 5 just 3 days after Christmas. I can’t believe how grown up she has become. Just turning 5 made her act a little older. She literally woke up taller (according to Grandma’s marked yard stick), and she tried her best to act more polite and talk more adult all day. Becoming a five year old meant growing up. She also decided that since she is 5 she needed her own bedroom, and since Chenylle moved out, Jaycee took it upon herself to move her things into Chenylle’s old room and claim it as her own.
On the day of her Birthday Jaycee wanted to celebrate by going to the Treehouse Museum with some of her friends. Brianna and Brooklyn came along and then joined us for lunch at McDonald’s. They seemed to have a great time. I really hate going to those playlands, but I made an exception for Jaycee on her special day.
After lunch we came home and the girls spent the afternoon playing and doing crafts as I decorated the house. Then Emily and Lindsay joined us for dinner. Jaycee picked her favorite meal - Chicken Enchiladas. We ate, opened presents, and then had cake (Hello kitty with Strawberry filling). Emily and Jaycee taught Lindsay the Hoedown Throwdown, and then we played the Disney Sing It on the Wii. Everyone had a blast singing to Disney’s pop hits and High School Musical tunes.
It was a fun day.
Jaycee’s birthday party was held on New Years Day. She invited 17 of her cousins and friends and had a great turn out to her party. Jaycee wanted a “movie star” theme, so we invited guests to dress in their Hollywood best. We had a red carpet photo shoot, made picture frames, served pizza for lunch, decorated costumes, had a stage for karaoke, and a bounce house with a slide. It was a ton of fun and lot of craziness. Jaycee loved her party and was sad to see the bounce house taken down (even though it stayed up for 2 hours after the party was over). The party was a hit and everyone had a great time. Thank you to all of our guests for coming and for the fabulous gifts. Jaycee couldn’t ask for better friends.
Janae that party was AWESOME! You guys do such a great job…and though it took Carter a little while to warm up to the bounce house…he LOVED it and didn’t want to leave! You guys are such amazing parents…I’m so glad that you two put in so much time, effort and thought into their parties!
Comment by Christie — January 14, 2010 @ 11:05 am