Your Sixth Birthday

Dearest Harper,

You requested Dutch Bros and Starbread for breakfast, so when you woke up, we quick hopped in the car and went to pick up your birthday cake frost and seniorita bread. 

You asked for a Lego birthday party, and that's what you got! We had a smaller than usual birthday party for you given the pandemic is still going strong. We only invited your grandparents, aunt and uncle, and cousins. Our friends and their kids, as well as a few extra family members who usually come, had to sit this one out. Hopefully by your next birthday, the virus will be under control and we can go back to a bigger celebration (although I'm not going to lie - having only 3 kids was SO much easier!)

 

 After the party, we went out to dinner at the restaurant of your choice - Red Robin! The meal ended with a sundae and the servers singing to you, something you were thrilled about!

You said this was the best birthday ever. I feel like this was the first year you REALLY understood and appreciated that the day was about YOU. It was fun to watch the joy on your face all day long. 

And of course, we ended your special day with a double smooch!

I look forward to what this year will bring for you. You are already so very smart, kind, thoughtful, sweet, and funny. You definitely can be fairly sassy, and we've been having to put you in check a bit more than usual lately, but I think you're learning what's socially acceptable and testing your boundaries. We're tough on you just because we don't want you to grow up to be an asshole. You LOVE to be tickled, and I do it eagerly because you have the best laugh in the world. I worry about your self confidence sometimes - when asked to tell us something good about yourself, you often say "I don't know," or if we pay you a compliment or give you praise, you often reply with "You really think so?" ABSOLUTELY! You are an absolutely amazing kid, and every day we think about how lucky we are that you're OURS.

I love you,

Mommy