Worley's World: Sarah’s 12th

With ballet practices getting more critical as we draw nearer to the recital, we decided to postpone Sarah’s birthday celebration from Thursday to Friday. In order to make her actual birthday a little special, I drove into town that morning and let her pick out a dozen donuts from Titus Bakery. We also stopped at the grocery store and bought lots of good breakfast food, then came home and had a big, late breakfast. Here is a picture of one of Titus Baker’s famous Pershing donuts with Trent’s strawberries neatly lined up beside it. Trent is still in the “line things up” phase of toddlerhood. :-)

So, on Thursday night and Friday, we whipped up her birthday meal: Mock Lobster, mac ‘n cheese, green beans, Honey Wheat Sandwich Rolls, homemade applesauce, Baked Potato Wedges and chocolate pie and homemade ice cream. In addition to Grandma and Grandpa, we had another special guest: Uncle Kent, who is visiting and staying with Mom and Dad for a month.

Great shot of Uncle Kent, who is clearly enjoying Trent’s antics.

We also had some light entertainment: Rachel played a few of the songs she’s been working on “Trois Nocturnes” by Chopin and “Sonata No. 9 in E Major” by Beethoven, then some of the girls wanted to show Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Kent their recital costumes, so once they changed into them, we turned on their music and they performed their dances for us. Unfortunately, I only got a picture of Brooke in her costume. Refer to this post for the others. :-D

Once we got done with the Nutcracker performers, Trent wanted to do “his dance.” When asked what dance that was, he replied “Cars.” Which translates to “Life is a Highway,” which is the theme song for the movie. As soon as the music started, he started running at top speed around and around the dining room table with a very serious expression, telling us he was “Aqueen (“Lightening McQueen”) going around the racetrack.” I didn’t even think to take a picture, because I knew he would just be a blur, but now I’m thinking that would’ve been pretty funny!

Notable gifts included a beautiful dress, a slinky, a box of Gobstoppers, two Nancy Drew mysteries, “In Grandma’s Attic”, and “Millie’s Fiery Trial” which is the last book in the Millie series. The girls have been requesting it for awhile, but the books have been out of print. I was glad Erica found this online for a good deal; oftentimes, they’re outrageously priced. Grandma and Grandpa got her a little trunk, covered with flowers and filled with goodies like a sparkly picture frame, a sketchpad, notebook, pencils and a pencil sharpener.

Afterwards, we watched “Sound of Music,” which we also gave her for her birthday. We had the VHS, but wanted the DVD, since our VHS player doesn’t work. It’s been a while since we’ve watched it, so I don’t think the younger ones remembered it very well. During the thunderstorm scene, Grant climbed onto Mick’s lap and Trent climbed onto mine. :-D He also covered his ears whenever the Captain was talking and asked Rachel “Is he a bad guy?” Ha!

I just realized I put so many pictures in Sarah’s 10th birthday post, that it’s going to be hard not to duplicate what I put there. I’ll do my best.