Her 5th Birthday

It's been five years since I've been a mommy. We just celebrated Hallu's birthday! She was so excited to be five that she practically told the entire world that she's five. Every stranger at the grocery store knew about it. Some were excited for her while some nodded with feigned happiness. The school teachers practically turned deaf hearing that she was five.

We celebrated her birthday at Little Gym. I fell in love with that place having been to a party a couple months ago. It was clean , spacious and their gym equipment looked safe. Hallu wanted to go there as well. During the party, she ran around the place so much that she was completely flushed. She barely ate a bite of pizza and didn't even touch the cake. But the icing was gone. All the children, and I mean ALL of them ate the icing but left the cake for their parents to finish!
She wanted a Barbie cake and she got one. It was more for her bragging rights than anything else!

Anish was just as excited as her sister. She ran around saying and doing exactly what Hallu was doing. She's been imitating her in just about everything to our pleasure and her sister's displeasure. " Why does she do the same things I'm doing. I don't like it. She copies me all the time".

By the way, Hallu will sometimes feed her little sister. She's take the food in the fork or spoon and say, " here comes the Choo-Choo train". Anish opens her mouth wide and takes it all in.
So at the party, they swung from the bars, did cartwheels and somersaults and general running around. Daddy got them both lovely dresses. Hallu wore a black dress with red polka dots and Anish a black frock with white dots. Both looked lovely.

A rambunctious group of 18 kids, all very well-behaved I might add.