Jaden had a great party! Lots of friends, family, food, and fun!!! Daddy cooked hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill. Grandma Leslie made a chocolate princess cake. There were games and crafts that everyone did (including some of the adults). The kids played "put the crown on the princess" (like pin the tail on the donkey), made foam princesses, picture frames, and tiaras. 
Grandpa Bonnie, Grandma Alice & Uncle Damon got Jaden a Tiara kit as one of their gifts (I wasn't there when she opened her gifts, so am not sure which one of them gave it to her). I finally let her open it last night. It is one of tose things that needs adult supervision, and I didn't want Josh to be here when we worked on it because things can get torn up REALLY fast. So, the girls sat down to make tiaras last night. Jaden loved gluing the best, so she used up all of the glue that was supposed to be for the whole kit on her one tiara. They both had fun, though, so that's what counts. Jaden asked me this morning, "Mommy, can I make another tiara again some day."... So, we will probably be getting the kit out again soon!
Daddy waiting for baby Jaden to make her appearance- the day before her birthday.
Mommy hoping Jaden will make her appearance VERY soon!
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Is this the same 9 pound 15 ounce baby we brought home 4 years ago? She now weighs 39 pounds, and is wearing regular girl size 6 shirts. She has already started preschool at home. Today, she even changed Morgan's diapers for her!! Where has my baby gone? I'm going to get up from this computer and see if I can find the baby somewhere around here!~
Jaden told me this morning that today is not her birthday because if it were her birthday we would be having cake and balloons! So, I guess she told me :0) Aunt Janet stopped by yesterday, since she won't be able to come to her party on Saturday. She brought her this jewelry box with the spinning ballerina. Jaden immediately put her "jewelry" inside.
I sent Mwanza a small package way back in May. I only put a few things inside~what I could fit in a priority flat rate envelope. Soccer themed pencils (wth a sharpener), journal, markers, photo album that he can fill up, and pictures of our family. As you can see, he was very excited! He just became sponsored when I started sponsoring him, so he will start school this fall (thanks to sponsorship). He turns 13 years old tomorrow and does not yet know how to read and write. I can't wait to watch him grow!
We went to Grandma Frances' house, since LeCount's 25 year high school reunion was going to be taking place in the same town that she lives in. We stayed for the weekend. It was so HOT!! The girls got in the pool after their naps on Saturday, and that helped them cool down some. Grandma Frances went to a ceremony where they were honoring cancer survivors (a while back). While there, she won a plastic swimming pool filled with water toys. This is what the girls played with. There were so many water toys, they couldn't fit them all in the pool. It was funny to see Jaden wearing the swimming ring, and the water wasn't deep enough for her to float in :0)
