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Brynn's 6th Birthday

Brynn turned 6 on March 7, 2017.  It was a Tuesday but we were able to celebrate a few times throughout the week.  We started the previous Thursday when we went down to City Creek and met my mom for some birthday shopping.  Justin, Molly, and Stockton had left that morning for the soccer tournament in Mesquite.  I had planned on sending Brynn to school and then just picking her up when it was over and heading to Salt Lake but I felt bad about waking her up early and sending her all by herself so I let her skip the whole day.  We got there a little earlier than my mom and were able to spend some time walking around Temple Square.
 
When my mom got there we went to lunch first.  We like to eat at the bottom of the Brigham Young house-it is much better than the food court but a little quicker than a sit-down restaurant.  Plus it's really good, home-cooked food.
Ivy and I stayed with Brynn and grandma while she picked out all of her items.  We visited the Disney Store and then had one more stop to make...the jewelry store.  I had always told Brynn that she could get her ears pierced whenever she felt ready.  She always told me that she was not ready and that it was too scary but sometime in the couple of weeks before her birthday she decided that she was ready.  I continued to tell her that she could change her mind if she got scared but she insisted she was ready.  So we took her to Claire's and she did it.  She was so brave!  She didn't even shed a tear, although she was definitely nervous.  She was certainly proud of herself and she has loved having her ears pierced.
before
prepping
after-she picked little purple studs
 We have mostly kept her studs in but have started swapping them out with some of Molly's earrings for short periods of time.

Our next celebration was on Sunday before her birthday when we drove to Sandy for dinner with Gene, April, and Brett.  Molly made her this crown with her 3D pen and glued it onto a hair clip.
 This was a combined belated birthday for me and an early birthday for Brynn.  We had dinner and cheesecake and Brynn opened her presents.  She got a beanie boo, her 6-year-old figurine, and a fancy nightgown like Molly got for her birthday.  She was so delighted with everything and loves that she can match with her big sister.
 
 (Just for the record, I got a tree for my house.  I wanted one.  Hope I can keep it alive!)

On Monday, we celebrated with my parents.  They came up to take us to dinner (as an early dinner for Justin- the three of us all have birthdays within three weeks so we encourage our parents to combine as much as possible).  We went to dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Park City.  They brought Brynn's presents...she got clothes, a Frozen swim bag, towel, and sunglasses, and a magnetic pet studio.
We went across the street for some frozen yogurt after dinner.  The owners are Korean and know Justin so they insisted on taking our picture.
On the actual day of her birthday, I was able to go to her class and read her favorite book and pass out treats.  She picked for me to read Princess in Black (just the first chapter) and had also picked out some mini cupcakes to share with her class.
The rest of the day looked about the same as any other day.  For our plan we decorated her birthday cake.  We had bacon with our dinner-that was her only food request.  Then we waited until Justin got home to do presents and cake.  Stockton and Molly helped Justin make the scavenger hunt.  Brynn got some treats (nerds, Twix, sour patch kids, mike and ikes), a Princess Elena movie, a weaving loom, and a hiking backpack.  
We had cake after that.  Brynn requested a chocolate cake with pink and purple frosting.  I got the balloons at the dollar store as a bonus and she liked that.
It was not a year for Brynn to have a friend party so we went out two days later and did the family activity that she chose.  It was to go to the Kamas pool.  Everyone was on board with doing that!
Brynn was lucky to get five celebrations for her birthday.  She deserved every single bit of fun that we could give her.  She is such an awesome little girl and we love her so much!

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