Double Digits

Cailin is so excited that she no longer has one measly digit in her age....she's now a double digit girl.

This year she had her 'date with Mom and Dad' party. She wanted to go to Olive Garden for dinner, however, upon arrival there we found a waiting list much to long for us, so she choose to have some chinese food instead.

Trying her hand with some chop sticks.

A cake of chocolate bliss

Her siblings were so generous, Delaney found some books at the thrift store that she thought she would like. Connor gave her some great smelling body spray/perfume.

In the past Cailin has scorned me for spending money on items to decorate our home. She thought it was a waste of money--I should spend that good money on toys for her. A few weeks before her birthday she quietly imformed me "Mom, now I understand why you like to decorate--it's fun." Since then she was saving her hard earned money to buy a new bedding set for her room.

So, with birthday money from her grandparents in hand, after dinner we took her shopping and she found just what she was looking for. "It's perfect!" she squealed. It cost about $60.00 for her to get this one. She found cheaper ones. She debated between the options. I tried to teach her, from my foolish mistakes, that being 'penny wise, and pound foolish' isn't the best option. If this was the one she loved she should get it. Yes, the others were less money, but if she didn't love them, she'd come to regret her discision and save for what she really wanted.

She's trilled and we had fun putting it all together late that same night once we arrived home.

Happy Birthday Girl!