Happy 8th Birthday, Hopey [formerly known as Mini-me] 'cause nobody RAWKS a Band-Aid like you do, baby girl!
You grazed your elbow, bumping into the kitchen wall and skinned the side of your foot running out of your shoes, proving to your grandparents, once more, that you, my littlest one, are growing up to be more like your mother, every day.
You always get SO excited about your birthday. So do your sisters and brother. Remember last year? When you grew tired of waiting for mommy and took upon yourself to send out your own birthday party invitations.
"Hi, I'm calling to RSVP for Hopey's brithday party tomorrow!"
[sound of crickets chirping]
Good thing you remembered to include our phone number, right?
My, how you've grown since your last birthday!
Remember how fun your "real" party was, though — your sisters and brother worked really hard to include all of your favorite party games, like a pillow case relay and an eating contest using your favorite donuts (powdered sugar) and Holly's face painting skillz are totally wicked, right?
This year?
Well, mama and papa haven't been feeling so great. So, we've been spending a lot of our weekends visiting with them. There just doesn't seem to be enough time to do, well, everything else. You are my youngest and old enough to know that sometimes things just don't work out quite like we would like them to, no matter how hard we try to plan them.
"It's okay, Mommy, I can always have my friends come over on summer vacation, or something."
It's always something, isn't it?
"Did you get Hopey a birthday present, yet?"
[sound of crickets chirping]
Late last night, I took your oldest sisters out, alone, to shop for bathing suits.
"Just…pick…one…already!"
You know how hard it is to shop with them, right?
"The store is closing in 15 minutes!"
Aaaand, I still had to get you a present.
"What do you mean, you don't have any more Camp Rock!?!?"
Actually, they didn't have any dolls left and I know how much you LOVE Joe Jonas — even though he didn't answer any of your fan letters — but, mommy waited until the last minute (AGAIN!) and, well, sometimes stuff like this just doesn't seem fair, does it?
"SPECTACULAR!"
Did you ever notice how loud some teenagers can get — especially, in Target — annoying, right?
"No, look, Hopey loves Nikko!"
Who?
"Nevermind, just trust me, okay Mom?!?"
I mean, you ALL do share the same bedroom and your sisters seem to know you way better…than I do!
"Good night, Mommy."
We didn't get home until almost 10:00 o'clock and, well, I know, you should have been in bed (and asleep) as most almost 8-year-olds would be, probably, already.
"It's okay, if you're too tired to do my birthday clues."
I hid them right before daddy and I went to bed [yes, I make my kids hunt for their birthday presents] only because you have this way of making mommy forget what hurts and I think maybe you learned that from watching your sisters and brother.
Sorry, I should have vlogged your reaction for Holly to see, when she gets home from school later, but mommy didn't have her coffee yet and wasn't quite quick enough!
I mean, judging by this, "SPECATUCULAR!?!?" look on your face, they really do seem to know what they' are doing, right?
I mean, Heather got you this super cool, Super Girl cape on her 7th grade class trip to Great Adventure, last week. Awesome, right?
You know how we ALL get so busy and sometimes forget to show it — wow, look how you've grown since last year — but, I hope you realize how very much we love you, right?
Nobody RAWKS a pink satin super suit like you do, baby girl!
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