Happy Birthday, Kaila!!!

This past Friday was Kaila's 8th birthday. Because of the absolutely crazy schedules around here, we have a tradition that turns my stomach to think about. The only time the entire family is together on weekdays, is first thing in the morning. Jasin goes to work before the girls get home, and does not get home untill the wee hours of the morning. So, on weekday birthdays, we all gather around the diningroom table at 6 A.M., while the birthday child unwraps gifts.


Then, out comes the birthday cake, and we do the whole Happy Birthday song, and eat cake for breakfast. My stomach was SO not up to this!

We celebrated almost all weekend, around work and school schedules. On Friday she had her presents and cake. Jasin and I both had to work Friday night; no guilt here, right? On Saturday, Kaila had her BFF, Katelyn over for the night. Before I went to work, we took everyone to go see. "Up". How pitiful is it, that Jasin and I were probably more excited than the kids to go see this movie?

On Sunday, almost the moment I rolled out of bed, after getting into it at 4 A.M., I was hauled right out the door, for a promised trip to Buffalo, to the mall, with Kaila and Katelyn. The trip was followed by a trip to Toys R Us, in which Kaila spent her birthday money. $50.00 WENT ON STUFFED ANIMALS!!!! Any parent reading this will understand the aggravation right there. MORE of the d!*n things to trip over!!!!

There would have been more pictures, but the battieries in my camera ran out, and I really never had the time to go replace them. Below is a shot of the Birthday girl, in one of her new dresses. Happy Birthday, Buggerboo!!!!