Thursday, July 12, 2007

Bella the princess...

We had a really fun party for Bella's birthday. We invited some girlfriends to an "imaginative play" place. The girls all took turns dressing up in different costumes and putting on little skits. They had a great time and Bella was in her glory, especially in her new beautiful summer dress!

Bella turns 5!

We celebrated Bella's birthday first with a visit from Grandpa Ken. Bella chose to have dinner at our usual birthday place: the Japanese steakhouse. It's the best because one whole wall has a tank full of gorgeous fish (they are always impressed with the massive puffer fish). Oh, and you get a tall glass of sherbet with a sparkler in it. It is all kinds of awesome.

Grandpa bought Bella two supercool sundresses (see pink one above) with coordinating flip-flops. And, she got a princess crown and wand, and a badge with "I am 5" on it! We went all out for the dress-wearing, princess-feeling birthday girl. And yet, she's that kid that always asks after four days of non-stop celebrating: "Is it still my birthday?"