Happy 8th Birthday, Leia!

What a special day for our Leia Rose! It began with the traditional opening-of-one-present-before-school. Leia chose to open a "new" white kitty! Poor white kitty has been lost for SO long. She was a special present from Aunt Shirley from when Leia was around one year old, so I finally found another one online and bought it for Leia. Someday we'll find that kitty. I wonder if it's in with the Christmas stuff. Later it was time for Leia's "school party" where Annie and Mamma joined the class for lunch and we brought in a special "8" cake in honor of the day. The kids sang "Happy Birthday" and even "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow." After school I surprised Leia by taking her to the store and allowing her to buy ANYTHING she wanted. She chose a special doll whom she named Molly. I just love that I have children still of the age when they can't resist buying a new doll, even when they have tons at home. : ) Then that night it was time to party! Leia got everything she wanted: a pillow pet to match her sister's, an Aristocats "Marie" doll, a Calico Critters Car, a pair of kitty slippers to match her sister's, the Catfields (to match Annie's "Bunningtons"), and we ended the day with some special How to Train Your Dragon pajamas as we watched the movie, How to Train Your Dragon. A BIG hit!!!