This year we decided to keep Makenna’s birthday low key and not have a party. We still wanted to make it special so we started the day with a pancake breakfast followed by a trip to the hair salon. She had her ends trimmed and then the stylist did a french braid. Makenna had dance class after that and she was excited to show off her hair style!
In the afternoon we had a couple American friends come over for birthday cake. Makenna’s brasserie owner friend, Didier, has the same birthday so we made him a mini cake and brought it to him. He had a gift waiting for Makenna (a unicorn money bank) and she gave him a birthday card with a picture of a stick figure that she drew. Didier invited us to stay for a beer and us, along with the 4 other people there, sang “joyeux anniversaire” to both of them and Makenna ended it by blowing a party whistle.
When we got home, our Brazilian neighbors surprised Makenna by showing up at the door with a birthday cake and candles and they sang to her. She was one lucky birthday girl to have 2 birthday cakes!
Makenna has grown up so much lately and even looks a lot older, I can’t believe it. I am so proud of how mature, smart, sweet, outgoing, social, and helpful she is. It’s been an amazing 4 years with this beauty in our lives and I’m so proud to call her mine!
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