Hayley's 12th birthday was quite an event. Since I was having surgery on 9/29 and would still be laid up on her birthday she was very worried that she would not be able to have her annual Slumber Party. We didn't want her to be disappointed so Kirk said she could have the party and he would handle everything.
For her birthday all Hayley wanted was a cell phone and since Verizon has a great family deal where you can add an additional line for only $10 we decided maybe it was time she had a phone so we could keep track of her while she's away from home.
We wrapped the phone in a bag with other small gifts and as she was opening the small gifts I called her new phone which started to play Happy Birthday.
Next up was the slumber party which we told her needed to be trimmed down to only a few girls...Hay's version of a few was 9. It's been wonderful to watch the girls change from year to year. Hayley's had a Slumber Party for the last 5 years and most of the girls are the same each year. They grow in many ways each year.
The best part about this year was watching Kirk handle everything himself. He certainly got a real taste of what I do for something that seems simple to him. I laid in recliner so I could be a part of everything and each time he sat down I reminded him of something else that needed to be done (dinner, cake, presents, etc) His reaction was repeatedly "but I just sat down"!
It was so much fun to witness I felt like it was my birthday too ;-)
