not this cute anymore!
I wanted her real birthday to be special, but because life has been crazy (and we weren't even sure if we'd still be in Vegas for her birthday) our calendar was pretty empty and nothing was planned. Which, in my opinion, makes the best kind of birthdays.
On the morning of October 1st, I woke up around 5 am and fed Eden. She went back to sleep pretty quick and I thought about it too, but then I remembered how much I wanted to keep up the tradition of hiking the Mt. Edge peak on my birthday but wasn't able to. So I figured Roma's birthday was the next best thing. Maybe even better.
I went into the kids room around 5:30 am and quietly said, "It's Roma's birthday! Who wants to go on a hike to see the sunrise?" All five of my kids jumped out of bed. I was totally surprised, especially by Luke. Within minutes they were dressed with socks and shoes. We tiptoed back into the master bedroom and asked Aaron if he wanted to hike with us or stay home with Eden and Aaron said, "What do you think?" which means "leave me alone." so we did.
We got to the park when it was dark, but by the time we started climbing, there was plenty of light to see the path. We passed several people on the hike who commented about my young kids and "don't they have school?" but luckily they don't! and one older guy said, "I couldn't pay my kids to do this hike, especially so early in the morning!" But my kids were all so happy about it. Simon kept saying over and over, "We should do this more oftener." And Ro would squeal, "I love to be outside." I thought it was so cute of her because she has been an outdoorsy girl since the day I met her. This girl REALLY does love to be outside.
Luke held Roma's hand all the way up the mountain and Ben got in on the action on the way down. I lingered behind and took a video of them linked. Eventually Simon and Zack hooked on too. This picture was unstaged.. although, I am pretty sure Luke and Zack were fighting while holding hands at the same time.
Luke held Roma's hand all the way up the mountain and Ben got in on the action on the way down. I lingered behind and took a video of them linked. Eventually Simon and Zack hooked on too. This picture was unstaged.. although, I am pretty sure Luke and Zack were fighting while holding hands at the same time.
We hit the top with plenty of time to spare. The kids sat together on the wall and then ran around the circle at the top of the mountain playing tag and squirting each other with their water bottles. I just kept thinking about how amazing the October weather was. We were all in shorts and tees before the sun came up and no one was cold... not even the kids with wet socks and shoes. Man, I am really going to miss this warm fall weather. yes, i will be happy to see the colorful leaves in Utah, but it only lasts for a little while.. and then it gets too cold.
The rest of Roma's birthday was really quiet. Aaron was in court until the afternoon and came home for a yummy turkey sandwich lunch. I was feeling a little sad we weren't driving to Utah to attend my Grandma Roma's 100th birthday celebration, but I also know it wasn't the best thing for our crazy moving schedule. We all took a nap after lunch-- Roma too which is a rare gift to the rest of us! That early hike wore her out!
The boys wanted to get a few little presents for Ro in the evening and I needed milk and bread so we all ended up going together and eating pizza at Sams after shopping. I've been meaning to get Roma a new baby doll but could never find one with brown eyes.. but it just so happened that ONE brown eyed baby was at the store, so we had to buy it. She saw it in the cart and literally freaked. As soon as we rung up and paid for it, she ripped it out of the box. Every limb of that baby was tied down, but she didn't care. The box was destroyed by the time we left the store and she wouldn't put her down for a minute. This new baby is named Edee, of course, along with all of her other babies. But she's the same size as her real baby and looks an awful lot like her. Everyone in the family has had some kind of mini-heart attack watching Ro carry around her baby, thinking it was Eden, since we've been home. It's scary! and so cute how much she loves her. She'll say things like, "Is your baby hungry, Mom? My baby is." or "hey! I have two babies, Edee and Eden. But only Eden is a real baby."
After we got home from the store, we put a candle in a donut and sang to her for the umpteeth time. She blew out all three candles and squealed as we sang to her. She is such an adorable, darling, sassy, aggressive, happy, energetic and sweet girl. We could not love her any more than we do.
The rest of Roma's birthday was really quiet. Aaron was in court until the afternoon and came home for a yummy turkey sandwich lunch. I was feeling a little sad we weren't driving to Utah to attend my Grandma Roma's 100th birthday celebration, but I also know it wasn't the best thing for our crazy moving schedule. We all took a nap after lunch-- Roma too which is a rare gift to the rest of us! That early hike wore her out!
The boys wanted to get a few little presents for Ro in the evening and I needed milk and bread so we all ended up going together and eating pizza at Sams after shopping. I've been meaning to get Roma a new baby doll but could never find one with brown eyes.. but it just so happened that ONE brown eyed baby was at the store, so we had to buy it. She saw it in the cart and literally freaked. As soon as we rung up and paid for it, she ripped it out of the box. Every limb of that baby was tied down, but she didn't care. The box was destroyed by the time we left the store and she wouldn't put her down for a minute. This new baby is named Edee, of course, along with all of her other babies. But she's the same size as her real baby and looks an awful lot like her. Everyone in the family has had some kind of mini-heart attack watching Ro carry around her baby, thinking it was Eden, since we've been home. It's scary! and so cute how much she loves her. She'll say things like, "Is your baby hungry, Mom? My baby is." or "hey! I have two babies, Edee and Eden. But only Eden is a real baby."
After we got home from the store, we put a candle in a donut and sang to her for the umpteeth time. She blew out all three candles and squealed as we sang to her. She is such an adorable, darling, sassy, aggressive, happy, energetic and sweet girl. We could not love her any more than we do.
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