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Today we celebrated Claire's birthday with a rodeo party! And, to make it even more exciting, it was a surprise party. The birds were delighted this morning to arrive in their cowboy and girl costumes, and to plan and prepare for Claire's celebration. We made signs and banners, found all our horse toys, colored vintage cowboy pictures, and decorated the chalkboard with cactus, lassos, and horses. Then, we practiced hiding, counting to three, and shouting, "Howdy, Claire! Happy Birthday!" Then we waited and waited and waited. We watched out the window and wondered where Claire was. When she arrived the kids dashed to their hiding spots, popped out to surprise her, and happily shouted their birthday greetings. Then, we had a hoedown, a lassoing competition, and tried to ride and stay on Papa Mike, who pretended to be a bucking bronco. For lunch? Chicken (well, soy) nuggets with cowboy sauce (ketchup and bbq), corn on the cob, and cowgirl fruit. Happy Birthday, Claire! We all love you so much!
I was soooo hoping there would be a post this afternoon of your rodeo adventures! I was trying to get a photo this morning of Isla in her cowgirl outift (especially the awesome boots!), but she wouldn't hold still long enough. So THANK YOU for the one of her riding the Papa Mike pony! I needed that. Happy birthday, Claire!
ReplyDeleteare those some of Erik's old cowboy duds? it's good to see them in reissue...
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