Hope Day in {Mostly} Pics

Besides for a party, our gift to the girls each year is special time spent on the actual day of their birth... whether that be a whole morning, afternoon, or day. They basically get to plan out some of their favorite, affordable things to do and we enjoy one of the best presents around... memories! We see it as a gift to us all for another year given to us. With the girls getting so much older now, I really felt like I had a morning out with girlfriends. :)

So, this is how Hope planned her time this year...

Wake-up snuggles while we looked through her first year books and sweet potato waffles for breakfast...

A trip to the library...

Meeting Daddy at the park with a free birthday lunch from Moe's...


Some pizza and artichoke dip for dinner along with small presents immediately put to use...

(Oh yeah, that's a Caboodle my 80's loving friends... this girl of ours loves collecting herself some treasures. Thank-you, Goodwill!)

She spent mostly the rest of the night wrapping up everything around the house in blankets and washcloths to give all of us presents. And acting crazy as usual in the bathtub. Sisters are good for that.
Finally snuggling back in with her borrowed friends Winnie the Pooh, Arthur, and the Berenstain Bears and calling after me down the stairs with, "You're my bessssst frieeeeend..."
That silly, wonderful girl!

It's sure to be fun to see how these days change over the years. That said, though... listen up Hope Day 2011... take your time, will you? :)

~Katrina

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ps... Thanks for all the calls, cards, e-mails, etc.-- unnecessary, but so incredibly thoughtful. Nothing makes a mama smile bigger than for others to remember her child. XOXO!