She's 9!!!

Emily turned 9 years old yesterday. She had her birthday party on Sunday and it was very informal, but she declared it the "best birthday ever." She had two friends over and the idea was that if it was nice, they would swim. If it was raining, they would watch a movie and eat popcorn. As you can see, it turned out that it was nice enough to swim so they did, then they watched a movie, then they went swimming again, then they had dinner, then they went home. It may have been the "best birthday ever" because it included the longest birthday party ever. The girls got along well, though, and seemed to have fun.

As for the movie selection, I asked Emily what she wanted to watch and she declared, "Labyrinth." Yes, the old 1986 David Bowie movie. She had seen it last summer and apparently really liked it, so that is what they watched. The other girls had never seen it before and seemed to like it. The food situation also seemed to be up to everyone's standards. Emily had decided that she wanted mini-cupcakes rather than a cake, so we ended up with mini-chocolate and mini-red velvet cupcakes. Between those, the popcorn, some watermelon, and some buttered noodles, I couldn't believe how much they all ate.

On Emily's official birthday yesterday, it wasn't that different from an ordinary day. She went to summer camp and then came home and relaxed with some Legos. I told her that she was looking much older now that she is nine. She responded, "You're just saying that." Busted. Yes, I had to admit that I was actually just saying it. I asked her if she feels any different now that she is nine and she instantly responded, "Nope!" So I guess that is that!