Jenalyn's Sixth Birthday

WOW! My baby girl is SIX! Holy macaroni! I can't believe how big she is. Every day I watch her in amazement! Here's a little run-down on what we did to celebrate this year:

I decorated the kitchen the night before so it would be ready for her birthday breakfast.
She LOVED it! She came and woke me up in the morning and told me she saw it and LOVED IT! When I was tucking her into bed that night she asked me if I was going to take the decorations down. I said, "I don't know." She said, "Well, they look really beautiful - maybe we can keep them up for a couple more days." *heehee* made me feel so good. I think we'll hang the name garland on her bed.

Jenalyn got to pick the menu for the whole day. We had pancakes with strawberries and fresh whipped cream for breakfast...it was so incredibly delicious! I could put a dollop of that whipped cream on everything (Yes, we had extra. Yes, I've taken a spoon to it several times today.):
We had Mac'n Cheese for lunch - she wanted if for lunch AND dinner, but I exercised my veto power. After lunch it was off to school for the birthday girl. It was picture day so we got a brand new outfit. I snapped a couple pictures while dropping her off...because I just can't stand waiting for the professional pictures to come back - she looked too cute! (Thank you Old Navy) I have the hardest time getting a natural smile/pose out of this girl anymore! Maybe she's had a camera shoved in her face too much over the last six years.
After school we all had a nice nap. Jenalyn doesn't usually take naps, but she definitely needed one yesterday! For dinner we tried out a pizza place we've never been to called Pappy's Pizza. The pizza was just so-so, but they had a great play room and the kids had a great time.
(Jenalyn's teachers made her the birthday crown and she wore it all evening. Random people were wishing her a happy birthday *grins*)

After dinner we came home and decorated cupcakes. Jenalyn said she wanted butterfly cupcakes - so I get it a good-faith effort:
Then we opened presents. Corbin got her a My Little Pony - not a little pony though, a BIG My Little Pony. Just what Jenalyn asked for. She seems to be really into ponies right now. Well, ponies and unicorns. Jason and I got her a Barbie electric guitar. She LOVED it *giggles*
Overall I think we did a pretty good job making the day special for her. I was tucking her into bed and she said, "But mom, we didn't have my friends over for a party!" I told her I didn't think we would be able to do that this year. Do you know what she said? "Well, that's okay. I still had the best birthday of my whole life!" *awe* that almost made me cry. It felt good to hear that.

Here's a little bonus for ya, if you made it this far - thru all the pictures and my ramblings. A video of our Princess Rock Star. Enjoy!