Happy Birthday, Annie! Five Random Things To Know About Our Five-Year-Old.

12.28.2008

1. Annie is not a morning person.

She really did want to be excited, as it was her birthday. But it took a while...

2. Annie is a girly-girl

Aunt Anne filled a purse with all kinds of goodies---grown-up sunglasses, a wallet, notepad, lip gloss, etc.--and sent it to Annie. They have more in common than a name. Anne couldn't have picked out better if she actually lived inside Annie's brain. Scary thought!

3. Annie Collects "Treasures"

Annie is all about a treasure. That's a nice way of saying she's a pack rat. A shiny bit of gum wrapper, a pretty tag cut off an item of clothing are precious to her. I asked her what her favorite birthday gift was and she immediately began rummaging through her new purse. I was sure it was the mini-Samantha doll we'd given her. No way! It was a little tag that came off her "High School Musical" bracelets that had a minuscule picture of the cast of the movie on it! I showed her how to insert it in the ID slot in her new wallet so her treasure will be preserved forever.

4. It's all about the outfit.

It would be unfair to say that she gets this from her Aunt Anne, too, because it would make Anne look shallow and Anne is anything but shallow. Again, entire outfit picked out by her aunt and the glee on Annie's face should show her approval. Its a shame it didn't last...(see #5)

5. Lack of Sleep and too much icing-licking are dangerous chemistry in the back of a vehicle.

The picture may not seem to match up to the title, but I didn't really take the time to take a picture of Annie vomiting into my hands in the very back seat of our SUV on the way to home group that night. Out late at a wedding the night before and then licking the leftover icing added up to trouble on the side of the road on our way to friends' house. Did I mention we had four other people BESIDES our family in the car? Nice for them, huh? The subtle clue in the picture is that Annie had to borrow a shirt when we got to the Newhofs' house...Thankfully, it matched her skirt and tiara. It's all about the outfit.