We celebrated Mara's 9th birthday this past week in several installments. The first installment was a Fairy party with 9 girls. We made yummy fairy treats, strung up fairy dolls from the ceiling, made a glittery path through the snow up to our front door and made houses for the fairies out of popcicle sticks and flowers. The party was a huge hit. Nine 3rd grade girls hopped up on sugar and prancing around the house playing fairies was probably the loudest experience we have ever had and I think our ears were still ringing a few days afterwards!
Installment 2 came on Mara's actual birthday (Feb 10th). Because it was a weeknight and Mara had Girl Scouts to sttend that evening, we celebrated by sending her to school with cookies and having her requested meal (Hawaiian pizza) for dinner that night.
Installment 3 came on Sunday night when we got together with the Weech cousins for dinner and Mara's favorite treat (Aunt Christa's Lemon Cake). However, since Mara spent the night at her friend Nora's house on Saturday, she was exhausted by Sunday evening and she fell asleep before dinner was served sleeping through most of her party. We finally woke her up long enough to eat a piece of lemon cake and then fall back asleep. Too much fun that week wore her out!
MARA'S 9 TALENTS
1. Reading. Mara is a fabulous reader and always has her nose in a book!
2. Writing. Mara is constantly writing stories based on books she has read or dreams she has. She could easily pursue a career as an author and be quite successful!
3. Style. Mara is very particular about what she wears. She is a big fan of skirts and long dresses.
4. Imagination. Mara uses her imagination to play in make believe worlds and to entertain her younger siblings.
5. Music. Mara loves to sing and listen to music. You can often find her singing in the shower or along in the car.
6. Dancing. Going along with her love of music, Mara loves to dance around the livingroom. She is considering enrolling in dance classes next fall.
7. Playwright. Mara has crafted many plays for her schoolmates or siblings to perform in. If one of her actors can't read she will gracefully whisper their parts to them.
8. Scholar. Mara excells in all her school subjects, even math (no thanks to her parents) and is an excellent student.
9. Friend. Mara is known as a friend to everyone at school. We were very proud of her for reaching out and inviting a girl to her birthday party that is often teased at school.
