Zadie's Birthday Weekend: Day Two

Really like this photo of Zadie and Sophie, but I wish I had a good one of the three girls.

 We told Zadie that today was her actual birthday, even though it's actually Tuesday, because we didn't want to celebrate a third day.  She was pretty spoiled all day long, first and foremost by the fact that her cousins spent the night.  We packed five kids into one room, with the three girls sleeping on the floor together and Skip and Charlie in their regular beds.

As soon as they woke up, we let them watch Zadie's favorite Pippi Longstocking movie, which is a very rare treat.  They had a fun morning at the park and then they got to the BEACH.  Yes, it was that beautiful and amazing today.  I told Zadie she was really fortunate to have such a beautiful beach day in January.  Zadie went pretty deep in the water and got her hair wet.  Her cousins were a bit more tentative about the big waves (and the icy water), but all three had hours of fun playing in the sand and running around.  It was a very beautiful moment.

Eventually we had to leave the beach and go to Aunt Susie's house for a family birthday party.  Zadie had a surprise visit from my parents, which she was very excited about (wish I had a photo!).  She was very fortunate to get many, many presents.  I feel slightly disturbed by how many presents she received for her birthday, but I guess I should get over it.

Some of her favorite presents included a new scooter (from her moms), a new helmet and water sandals (from my parents), a piggy bank, jumper, and book/stuffed animal (from Grandma Linda), a M & M dispenser (from Aunt Katie), and a t-ball set (Aunt Susie).  And I just realized that I forgot to give her the present from my sister.  Oops!