Anyway, if you follow me, you'll remember that I allowed Mila to decide what we're going to do on her birthday.
Yup. Allowing my NEWLY turned 7 year old to decide what our itinerary looks like for the day.
So here it goes!
7:20am - I hear the girls come down stairs
sorry for the crap pic - I was still laying in bed!
7:45 breakfast for the birthday girl!
Probably her favorite breakfast. She could eat allll the bacon if I let her!
9:30 heading out to our first stop - the Mall!
10:00am - we got to the mall
Another crap pic - she wouldn't slow down for me to get a decent photo!
We didn't have an exact destination in mind, we just let Mila take the lead. As we walked around, she decided she wanted a Build A Bear! We have not yet experienced this before, so we were excited! They each picked out what they wanted. And then. We waited. And. Waited.
Surprisingly, they only had 2 employees working. We were the second family in line...and then it blew up. All of a sudden, the store was packed. The people ahead of us had like 5 kids...so it took a while. The girls were VERY patient the entire time, I was very proud!
I also have to give it to the employee who filled the girls' bears - she knew she had a line a mile long, yet she spent time with the girls, wished Mila a happy birthday, and made sure she felt special! She got a special "birthday" heart for her bear and she even got a Happy Birthday crown!
Ava lucked out and got a bunny!
Smelling the scent she put in her bunny
Mila with her new crown!
She got to ring the Birthday Bell!
Putting a new outfit on her bear
two very happy girls!
We asked Mila what was next and she just said she wanted to walk - so off we went! We ended up by the ice cream...
11:30am pre-lunch snack of sorbet with sprinkles!
throwing a penny in and making a wish!
Mama got a milkshake
Carousel ride
We even made it to see the Easter Bunny!
I failed to take pics of our next stops! Mila wanted to get McDonald's for lunch, so we headed back home. (Ava surprised me and napped in the car all the way back from the mall).
After we grabbed lunch and ate in the car, we went to Michael's so Mila could get the Barbie Doll she wanted.
We got home from our activities around 2:00pm.
Ava had a hard time not getting everything Mila was getting. We had to explain to her that it was Mila's birthday and it was special for Mila. She did get quite a few things as well, so she really shouldn't be complaining, but that's the mind of a 4-year-old I guess. It's hard not being the center of attention! (As I'm typing this, she's crying to Steve in our bedroom - she's been throwing a fit for 10 minutes so far).
When we got home, Mila immediately went upstairs to play with her new stuff. She also put together her new Lego thing (Little Mermaid themed, of course) all by herself and I was pretty impressed! She followed the directions and only needed minimal assistance from Steve.
3:15pm - snack time and rest time with dad watching TV in our room. Ava has finally stopped screaming. I'm updating the blog, drinking my afternoon coffee and catching up on The Great British Baking Show.
I think Mila was tired and ready to just CHILL after a few fun-filled days! We enjoyed an early dinner (we were done by 4:45 LOL) and hung out until bedtime. She played with all her new toys and we read her new books at bedtime.
I can't believe I have a 7 year old!
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