Happy Birthday DD2!

I know this is a day late, but I'm still going to post a most Happy Birthday to DD2! She turned 11 on the 14th. We didn't have a party for her because she chose to get her American Girl Doll instead, but we did celebrate yesterday by going to the local arcade to eat pizza and play the arcade games. The only problem was that the restaurant part of the arcade was closed. I guess that's because it is winter (they also have outdoor miniature golf there), and it was a weeknight. Anyway, DD2 chose Subway to eat at because it was just down the street, and well, let's face it, all she really wanted to do was play the arcade games.

So after a quick sandwich we all drove back to the arcade where she and DD1 played games for about an hour. Gracie didn't play for obvious reasons. DD1 graciously donated her winning tickets to her sister (only after she bought a Twix bar with 100 tickets!), and DD2 chose a variety of junk from her 300+ tickets that she won.

And that was it. DH went to work and the girls and I went to Walmart to get some groceries. Not a very exciting birthday I'm afraid, but DD2 didn't complain. We are having a family party for her on February 2nd with some of her cousins, aunts, uncles and grandpa, so I think that's why she wasn't too disturbed that we didn't do much last night.

With that said, I'd like to reflect a little bit on what kind of daughter my sweet DD2 is. She's the kind that takes the song "4 Hugs a Day, That's The Minimum" to heart. She is a snuggler, and always has been. She also doesn't complain too much about having to do her chores, although she does have to be reminded that she has chores sometimes:-)! Her attention span is short. She can take her shoes off upon entering the house, and have absolutely no idea where she's left them 10 minutes later. Those things are just not important to her. Much more important are relationships. She is our lover, whereas DD1 is our thinker. She is most always quick to jump in to help with Gracie. She smothers the poor baby with love sometimes! But it is so sweet to see the two of them together. DD2 can make Gracie laugh louder and hardier than any of the rest of us. Gracie knows a good sister when she sees one! There's so much more I could tell you about DD2, but I'll save that for another time. Just suffice it to say, when she came into our lives, she brightened it forever!

I was going to do then and now photos of DD2, but our scanner is not working. So I can't scan in any old photos of her to show how she's changed. So for now, I'll just post a few photos to show what a joy she truly is! She's the short blond one in the all the photos.