We spent this past weekend celebrating our Baby Moo turning five years old. Maggie has been telling others she was five for months now, but she made it official on Monday!
The festivities began on Friday afternoon with the much anticipated trip to the mall for ear piercing. Although Tuttle and Daddy teased her about how her ears would fall off, she was completely adamant that she wanted earrings. Little did I know that this "quick trip" to the mall for dinner in the food court and ear piercing would turn into a 3.5 hour ordeal. :)
Maggie started off strong walking into the shop, but quickly the nerves got the best of her and tears filled her eyes. I suggested we eat first while she decided if she really wanted to go through with it. After dinner we returned to watch a teenage boy getting his ears pierced that I literally warned that he better not even flinch because Maggie was watching his every move. He was a trooper, and Maggie was ready to take her turn next. As soon as the sales girl opened the piercing kit, Maggie decided that she did not want to do it, so I paid for an unused kit, and we preceded to the car. The rest of the evening was spent returning to the shop, changing her mind, returning to the shop, changing her mind, and finally gaining the courage to get the first ear pieced. The entire mall heard her scream, and she refused to get the other ear done. The sales girl told us that taking the one earring out would hurt as much as getting the other ear pierced, so at last the final resolution was the meet Daddy halfway home for him to return to the mall with Maggie and get the job done. Daddy was successful in making Maggie get the other ear pierced as well as buying up half of the shop as a reward to Maggie.
Maggie was surprised with her first big American Girl doll, Rebecca, the next morning before her friends arrived for her party at the American Girl Bistro.
We kept the party sweet and simple this year with brunch with four little friends. It was all girls (except Tuttle), so Daddy and Grandaddy stayed at the house with Jacob while Grandmommy, Aunt Peach, Holland, Piper, and Gram attended the celebration.
I have so many fond memories of playing American Girl at the Shelnutt's house across the street growing up, and I love to see Maggie's excitement with the dolls and accessories. It is half the reason I was excited to have a little girl in the first place! :)
The brunch was extremely yummy and so much food! All the kids selected pancakes, and you could barely tell that they had touched the plates after brunch since they were piled so high! We ended the meal with decorating cupcakes for the girls and their dolls.
The girls all loved exploring the store afterwards, and I am sure went home with a list a mile long of all the treasures they wanted to buy. Maggie was able to select a wagon from Aunt Peach and a new dress for Rebecca from Lily while we were there. Rebecca also got her ears pierced to match Maggie. Luckily her experience went much more smoothly than the night before!
We met the boys back at our house afterwards for cake and ice cream. Aunt Peach's birthday is next weekend, and she is turning the BIG 40, so it was only appropriate to light 40 candles on her cake, including 10 trick candles!
While Gram bought the family tickets to the Georgia Aquarium for Maggie's birthday, Grandmommy and Grandaddy gave Maggie her new big girl bike. She was clearly very proud of her fancy wheels!
We loved celebrating our Maggie Moo! Happy 5th Birthday!
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