I can't believe that Trin is already 9 years old. It amazes me how fast time goes by these days. She is the best little girl anyone could ask for. She has matured so much in this past year that it makes me happy and sad at the same time. She is incredibly crafty and very smart. She worries so much about making everyone else happy that I have to remind her to slow down and focus on herself.
For her birthday this year she was able to invite anyone from school to have a sleepover. The theme she picked was Owls..... I started browsing Pinterest and found these cute little hand made owls. I thought this looks pretty easy and simple... Whoa..... they were definitely easy and simple, but incredibly time consuming... Not only did I have to learn a new way to stitch, I had to learn how to use a sewing machine (which I still do not no how to use it, GRRR) ... It took a team effort to put these little guys together.
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| First step: getting all felt patterns cut out, and hand sew each detail |
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| Trin stuffing them, Nana sewing them together |
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| Since Nana wasn't here, Bobby did better than me on the sewing machine |
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| Cell phone holders we put invites in. Also very time consuming |
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| Phone case/invitation |
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| Hard work paid off, they were a hit and the girls loved them. |
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| They each came with a birth certificate and a little description of each personality |
ACTUAL BIRTHDAY
For her actual birthday (November 7) Trin wanted to take some cake pops for the entire class. Sometimes being crafty can be very exhausting!
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| 9 years old |
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| Tootsie had to check them out too |
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| She woke up to this banner from her first birthday, she was a bit confused |
Later that night Bobby took her and Liam to eat at Red Robin and play at Chuck E Cheese, and then open a few presents....
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| Build a Bear One Direction bear that sings LOUD and dances |
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| A disco party light |
BIRTHDAY SLEEPOVER/PARTY
This was Trin's first sleepover with 2 girls from her class.
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| Maddy, Nevaeha T. & Trin |
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| Opening gifts from the girls |
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| Doing each other's nails |
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| Make up time |
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| Glow in the dark scavenger hunt (I kept the flash on) |
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| Making balloon animals and seeing which owl they got |
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It was hard for them to decide on which owl to get so they drew numbers
. It's funny how Trin ended up with the Crafty Owl. |
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| Lennon loved the attention from the girls |
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| Time for bed |
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| Not bad at all, I figured they would have stayed up later |
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| Saturday morning |
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| All decorated pretty thanks to Dad |
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| Smore owl party favors |
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| The cake.... |
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| I found a sparkler candle (which I've never seen before) and it was awesome, but it scared her |
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| At this point he was done with having so many girls over |
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| We are both sad she is 9. |
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| More girls and lots of crafts |
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| She got lots of great gifts |
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| With so much going on, we forgot about the pinata |
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| I think Josh was confused since he could hit it |
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| Shawn and Bobby TRYING to fix it since the owl was too heavy |
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So the reason it was heavy is because I filled it with all the Halloween candy and
I thought it would be great to get rid of at the party. In the end we still ended
up with most of it back in the house. |
