Add one more birthday to list of past happenings. Kiki turned 4 on Thursday. I don't know if she felt like it was a great birthday or not. She took ice cream to day care and Lizzie's house while I was at practice. She got one present from her sister - a new Barbie from the Nutcracker doll. She was thrilled by that! She did get cake and presents at Grandma's house and got her ears pierced at Club Libby Lu. Seemed ok with all of it!
Now we are working hard on Halloween outfits - Charlotte and Wilbur the pig. I have some work ahead of me today!
I have been reading comments on my blog. Ahh, to speak such tales. I believe my sister has some issues she is going to need to resolve. She truly feels she stands a chance in forcing her beautiful child to stray away from pink and frill and all things covered in bling. I await the day when young Violet says, "Mom, I want to change my name to Fuschia or Pink" or some other pink related color name. She will want pretty earrings, she will want to wear boas, she will want to be fabulous so that she can be like her big girl cousins. And Kiki and Ella will do everything in their power to bring her to the bling. What is a mother to do. I do not know in her case. I can only say what a good aunt should do. Foster the child's new love for pink and provide for her all of the things she will need to truly embrace her new found love of the lighter color. To my sister, you will not win this game no matter how much you trash talk the store of your namesake. Do not forget you are only one - and I have back up - on both sides of the family.
Vi - we love you, just let us know when you are ready and we will immerse you in pink and bling.
What a weekend! Mi and Ki and Mommy traveled to Ankeny for a long weekend. 1st stop - Iowa City to see the surgeon who said don't have surgery. Check. 2nd stop - Grammy and Poppa's house. Check.
The two little girls were up until 11:30 - both being night owls helps their cause - slumber partying in the living room. After putting them back down about 5 times, grammy finally said "Who wants to sleep in the dining room?" Kiki quickly agreed and headed that way. Ella said, "I'll go to my bed. " and went downstairs. Finally quiet!
I got to drop off Haley to school - Terrace Elementary. Just happens to be where I attended kindergarten, the first year it was open. Odd how that happened. Then returned home to chase the little ones around for the day.
We picked up the big girls after school with Mi, Kiki and Ella in tow and headed to Des Moines. It was a girly girl adventure to Club Libby Lu. Named appropriatly for my dear sister, it is quite an adventure. Imagine a simple girls jewelry store, now make everything inside pink and purple and cover it with a layer of bling and sparkle. Put all of the daddy's outside on the bench and you pretty much have the idea. They were thrilled. To celebrate Kiki's birthday she got what she has been talking about all summer - her ears are now pierced. Perfectly - with shiny pink earrings, that happen to match Ella's new earrings as well. Shelby decided she could do a trip to the Club for her birthday too, so we headed there with all of them. Pick an outfit to be your dress for the day - two pink shiny dresses and three pink fairy dresses. Pick a Libby Du - three Hannah Montana and two Ashley Tisdale, complete with wigs for all. Pick an accessory - three headset microphones, two princess tiaras. Get your make up and nails done and then pack your backpack with pink and purple stuff - check times five. Learn a dance and perform in the entrance to Younkers - for whoever walks by. Check - for four - Milana bowed out of that part.
Then came the big finish - earrings for two. Kiki got up and was ready to go, click and done. Not a tear and big smiles when she looked in the mirror. Ella, after a quick distracting walk through the store (just in case Kiki cried), jumped right in the chair. Did well, click and done and tears. She told Jess it hurt her berry berry much. But, by the time we got home she was showing them off with Kiki. I was amazed that the nice lady was willing to let Kiki pick out the pair of earrings she wanted - priced from $16 to $48. I put a stop to that and showed her the cheap ones. She was fine, they came in pink.
We headed home for birthday dinner and a couple quick presents - not much left after you cover a good makeover! Kiki got a book from us and the earrings and a charm from Grammy and Poppa and was pleased. That was easy!
