Seven Years of Kristin... a look back

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November 9, 2001
Kristin finally decided to meet us! Actually I don’t think she decided at all. She was due on October 31, but got a little too comfy in there, so we had to induce labor at 9 days late. No sign of her wanting to budge on her own!



November 2002
Her first birthday party! Ladybug theme. Great time at Aunt Brandi’s neighborhood Clubhouse. It was rainy and cold, but we had a cozy time indoors. Brandi helped me (as she is so kind to always do!) make her Ladybug cake, and Kristin helped clean up the floor by eating crumbs.




November 2003
Kristin’s second birthday party took place about a week before Ryan was born (I don’t remember what day we had the party, but their actual birthdays are 11 days apart). As you can see I was nice and plump with baby brother. We had an Elmo party, with an Elmo cake, and this time she was old enough to really be excited about the attention upon her. Not rainy this year, but chilly outside.




November 2004
Birthday party number three was at Kidsville, and this time she got to invite all her friends from Sunday School, now that she was old enough to expand from just a family party! I made her Dora and Boots cakes, at her request. It was cold and rainy this year. Can’t we ever do this outdoors?




November 2005
This year, for her fourth birthday, she shared her party with her brother Ryan at Chuck E. Cheese. All their best friends came, and of course family too! It was chilly out, with a little bit of sprinkling.




November 2006
Five years old and FINALLY a sunny November. We didn’t know if it would be, but we took the chance of planning the party at the park anyway, and lucked out! She also shared this party with her brother Ryan, and all their friends and family shared in a hot dog cook-out! I made them Strawberry Shortcake and Spiderman cakes.





November 2007
Six years old is a great age for a sleepover birthday party- her first one! She invited a handful of her best friends, and we had pizza and a movie…and of course a yummy Hello Kitty cake!







November 2008
Here we are at seven years old, and I can’t even remember her as an infant- unless I look at the pictures. She’s totally a big kid! This year is once again, cold and rainy, so we had a delicious family dinner (including BFF Courtney) at Claim Jumper, and next week she will have her “friends” party at Nickel City, shared with Ryan. Look out for those pics!