Yep....Birthday season. You see, we have three daughters, and their birthdays are, in order of birth, and every 2 1/2 weeks starting May 22, running through July 2....and you follow mine 5 days later on July 7...and well, its definitely a "season" for us!
Allyson turned 18 this year and her birthday happened to be May 22, the day before graduation. Ally decided she wanted to celebrate her birthday in conjunction with her Graduation Open House thinking she would never again have two such large life events in one weekend! I think it went well although she was bummed that turning 18 was obviously overshadowed by graduation! Never fear though....true is the group of friends who all grab you at slightly after midnight....ID's in hand and take you to the gas station to do your first official duty as an 18 year old adult....they buy lottery tickets! I have to tell you, the girls were incredibly incensed when the nice girl behind the counter meerly asked....."are you 18"....and didnt ask for ID!!! And the icing on the "cupcakes"....daddy produced that infamous blue bag....yep....TIFFANY & Co....she was thrilled and shocked all at the same time, she didnt know 'ol dad had it in him!
Allysa turns 14 tomorrow. I can't begin to tell you how excited I am to stop saying......"yes.....she's only 13" You should know.....Allysa is a pageant girl and working hard to get into the modeling field so she constantly looks MUCH older than 13 and while 14's not much better.....its another year under her belt!!! She of course see's 14 as one year closer to her license, a job and freedom! She'll be a freshman in the fall and at only just now 14, she's one of the youngest in her class....most of her classmates are taking drivers ed this summer and some even start getting their licenses this year. One of these days she'll realize....what....another birthday? I dont' want to age anymore!!! Allysa's our easy kid to shop for.....she loves clothes, shoes, jewelry, you name it, she's gonna love it!
Lizzie turns 12 on July 2. She's our baby....however she's our mini-mom. I'm constantly having to say to Lizzie....."how bout you be the 11 yr old today and I'll be the mommy". Lizzies our brain....incredibly organized, her mind never shuts down....she's always thinking of other peoples schedules and who needs to be where when.....although humerous it can be slightly annoying some days....I have to remind her to be a child and enjoy it while she can most days, when all she wants to do is keep up with her big sisters. Lizzie will start Middle School in the fall and I just can't believe she's only 7 years from graduation. This year Lizzie wants a cell phone for her birthday....yep....a cell phone! Now...most of her friends already have them, but we've held off as long as possible for this one....she's asked for the past year probably and we laugh that she'd have probably gotten one for Christmas had she not asked for the Ipod instead!!! A cell phone....wow! I can't remember what I got for my birthday at 12....but I'm certain it wasn't nearly as cool as a cell phone!
We love birthdays in our family......they are a BIG deal and a family tradition I hope my girls carry on into their own families someday. I've always done big parties for my girls since they were little.....and the older they get....the harder it gets to be as creative or exciting as it was when all they wanted was a barbie cake and a skating party! I have something fun and definitely out of the ordinary for Allysa tomorrow, and Lizzie is already busy planning her big day....looking like a day at the bowling alley with a few of her closest friends will be in our future!
What traditions does your family keep up with.....what have you started and carried on from past generations that you hope your kids will carry on to their own families some day? It's never to late to start a tradition.
Birthday celebrations are something I hope are part of my legacy to my children.....what's yours?
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