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Happy 6th Birthday, Eve-meister!

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A birthday is an event in and of itself, but turning 6 for Evie was a doozy!

The day started off pretty good - she woke up super early at 6am to open her gifts and was happy as a clam before she went to school.

Smiley girl who turned 6!

We got a call from school in the early afternoon that this little girl fell off a climbing rock and hurt her wrist pretty badly. A quick trip to the doctor and a pink splint later to keep her fractured wrist straight, here's our little munchkin:



She really wanted to do TGIF (Parent's Night Out) at school for her birthday, where the kids get to stay late and play while us parents get to have a date night. I think missing TGIF is what made her the saddest but we made do by ordering Chinese food ( we had to get her favorite Orange Chicken!) and rented Sing to have a movie night. We also bought a store-made Apple Pie at her request and while it made for a good picture, the pie itself wasn't so good. Oh well!

Evie - I hope you have a wonderful year and that all of your wishes come true! You are growing up to be such a sweet, silly, and smart girl. I wish everyone in the world had a kid like Evie!






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  1. WJune 14, 2017 at 3:38 PM

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EVIE! That's an awesome photo of Evie blowing out the candles -- she looks like she's trying SO HARD to make her wish come true! And hey, at least with the sprained wrist she'll always remember turning 6...

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