"Happy, Happy Birthday, Heidi-Dear...

...Happy days will come to you all year!
If I had one wish, then it would be
A happy, happy birthday to you from me!"

Baby Heidi, April 17, 2004

Heidi, 19 months old, having a sink bath

Today is the day she's been asking about for 5 months (since Addie's big bash)...Heidi's 6th birthday! I still don't quite have my mommy mojo back, but I'm fakin' it til I'm makin' it. So this morning, it was a birthday breakfast ("I want six pieces of bacon cuz I'm six!") and opening a fun card from cousins...

The happy birthday princess eating her breakfast, wearing her "Birthday Girl" Tshirt
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Look at my gorgeous six-year-old (chompin' on bacon ;))

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Saturday, she is having a "Jungle coloring party with elephants and flamingos" (I think this was inspired by her visit to the zoo last week, because until then, she had been asking for a Monsters vs. Aliens party with a Blob cake...yikes)

This is her party invite,

whipped up Tuesday morning after getting home from AZ at midnight!
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As for me, I wrote this this morning to my sisterfriend:

I am still in a fuzzy funk..I feel better (body & spirit-wise), but I just don't quite have it together yet, know what I mean?...

Holy cow, I am really thankful for you! Your soup was "just the thing"--I've eaten it for 2 days and never get tired of it--YUMMY! The Elders are super lucky to eat dinner with you tonight! Having you three sisterfriends over, even for just a few minutes the other night was one of the most healing, loving, special times of my life. I know you think it was just dinner, but just like our lunch for your birthday, being with you guys after a hard trip home is soooo good for me. Even Rich said, "Man, you are so lucky to have them! They are such good friends!" And I agree wholeheartedly. I hope I can be here for you the same way.

I agree it has been a crazy week. I spent all morning til 1pm catching up on PTO stuff--I am 6 days late on the yearbook deadlines, so I was making yearbook pages til my fingers bled yesterday and it just sucked the life outta me! But I got to snuggle my Lynners to sleep last night and we got up and made her a yummy bday breakfast which included her requests: Papa Bill's oranges (check) and "six pieces of bacon cuz I am six!" (check--hope she doesn't have a tummy ache). I sent pinkalicious rice krispy treats and capri suns to school today, and baked the party cupcakes yesterday, so now I just need to wrap some gifts and focus on the party. FUN WEEKEND!

Oh, life is soooo good. I hope I am not wearing you out with my neediness! :) Thanks for thinking of me and taking time to send a note this morning. I'm gonna finish up some PTO stuff and go play with James...HUGS, dear amiga!!!

...and I'm still daydreaming of this:

(although today is a gorgeous day in Montana...I'm not complainin'!)