Birthday Fun with Anais

Kaitlynn's birthday fun was extended into the following week when she was able to have her long-time bestie, Anais, over for multiple days of fun and catching up. Kaitlynn was so excited that she made an activity list to make sure they could fit in as much fun as possible.

When Anais first arrived, the girls made a beeline for the pool and immediately began choreographing some dance routines. It wasn't long before they had a 3-minute number completed and ready to perform for us. Jeff and I were impressed!

 

Just as designed on K's activity plan, they went outside to play with the neighbor girls. The Journey Ice truck just so happened to be at the neighborhood park, and the girls were happy to enjoy a cold treat on a hot summer day.

Later in the day, the girls moved on to the next activity on the list: making brownies. They managed the entire project start to finish and the brownies turned out great. But probably most impressive part was the fact that they even washed the dishes at the end. I have no doubt this was from Anais's positive influence, ha!

On Day 2 of the extended birthday visit, we ventured out to Altitude for some fun at the trampoline park. I was a little unsure of visiting because I didn't know what to expect amidst the ongoing pandemic and retail restrictions. But we ended up being some of the only ones there and practically had the place to ourselves - awesome!

After 2 hours of jumping, the girls were a hot mess and starving for some lunch. We went back to their favorite spot Willie's, which they loved from their last visit because of the little arcade at the restaurant. Unfortunately, the arcade had been removed due to the new restaurant restrictions. Bummer.

Anais gave Kaitlynn a gift card to Justice for her birthday, so we made sure to work in a visit to our local store as the last stop before driving Anais home. We just so happened to be there during a huge sale, so we were able to score some great deals. Anais walked out with a fall top and ankle boots for $3, awesome! 

The girls were sad when their time together came to an end, but we were hopeful that we could get them together again soon - pending ongoing Covid craziness, of course!

Closing out Kaitlynn's 11th birthday festivities, it's still hard to believe that she's officially a "tween" and looking the part more and more each day. She officially graduated to the front passenger seat and is loving that she can torture her brother by calling "shotgun" to claim it. I'm still not ready to see my baby girl becoming so grown-up but I guess there's just nothing I can do about that!