Chloe's 6th Birthday!

Today was Chloe's 6th birthday! We were under orders to wake up before Chloe and yell "Happy Birthday!" when she came downstairs. It ended up that Chloe managed to get in our bed last night (or early this morning) and we were shoved awake this morning and told to get up and go downstairs and get ready to yell our birthday wishes because she wanted to get up!

We had cake tonight and opened presents. Chloe was so thrilled by all the phone calls she got today from friends and family. She felt like a celebrity.

We didn't have a birthday party this year for Chloe since the kids birthday's are only 1 day apart. We told Chloe that we will have parties every other year, alternating for each child. Next year, Chloe can have a party for her 7th birthday. She handled it quite well and didn't seem to mind that she didn't have a big to-do. Of course, she has already started planning next year's party!

Several weeks ago Chloe's scooter was taken from the front of our house after Chloe left it on the sidewalk. We bought Chloe a replacement, but got her a different model. It's lots of fun!

I went in search of a good bakery for Chloe's cake and went to a bakery several/many towns away. I should have known better. After blowing out her candles, Chloe informed us she doesn't really like cake and would have preferred an ice cream cake. Ah, the gratitude.

Well, at least Oliver enjoyed Chloe's birthday cake--at least I know he will eat his cake this Wednesday!---

Chloe had a good birthday. She and her Daddy are playing with some of the Star Wa*rs items she got today right now. I am sure sans party, sans ice cream cake and sans Mom & Dad refusing to follow her birthday commands to a "T" that she had a fantastic 6th birthday.

***And on a side note...I told Chloe it was time to go to bed and she said, "But I didn't have dessert!".  I reminded her that she had birthday cake to which she said, "Yea,  but I didn't want that!". Lord, grant me strength.