5

A new birthday dress and shoes gifted and worn all day and a family party was thrown.

Also some requests were made:

purple

a giant barbie head to put makeup on

a trip to Kango (chuck e cheeses' suave uncle)

Typical 5 year old girl birthday wishes? Check check and check. Easy peasy.

Even half of the neighborhood gang (aka Lily and Peter) came over bearing streamers and homemade gifts. They were in their jammies and they stayed for cake.

The cake was my attempt at this.

It took forever, but turned out cute. Stupid m&ms.

Balloons, there's always balloons.

And unbridled happy screams, and her favorite treats- most of which were eaten that night right before cake.

Peter and Sime eager to help un wrap.

Simon is all about birthdays. He gives us all birthday gifts to "unwrap" every day.

Ring pop & cotton candy: a very sticky and very happy and very sugar-rushed little Lena Rennes.

she's 5, she's 5, she's 5 (she's five!)

Birthday child samich kiss.

Noted: chubby chin and hand on my face, little brother eating the table.

New doll bed: Binners tested and approved.

You grow attached to things you spend lots of time on.

It's only natural.

Pleased as punch.

She opened the giant Barbie head immediately after this.

My first born turned 5 and I handled it pretty well.

(because I was too busy putting m&ms on that cake to even think about it;)