Cute Erika got to sleep in, then woke up to her beautiful sign the Kelly created for her the night before. She'd done it the long way so it didn't fit on the door, but I kind of liked the new spot she put it- that wall has been pretty bare for a very long time. Then we all piled into the car and went to breakfast at IHOP (Erika's choice). The place was PACKED! We waited for a very long time. Didn't help that we were a party of 10, but I"m really glad we didn't split up to make it go quicker. We had a nice time! Molly had a few moments of insanity, but that was over once the food came. I loved sitting there with everyone. We have a good family. I got the yummiest bacon and sausage omelet. Then a balloon lady came over and made a few fun balloons. I think Erika got a green dog, Molly got a purple cat, Jack got a red plane, Noah and Luke got swords (which popped when we got in the car). That was fun and unusual though :). Memorable. It was a fun way to spend the morning. We had to hurry home for Nate, Brad and Luke to go to their stupid basketball draft which ended up being a TOTAL waste of two hours. I seriously don't even want to think about it. The time wasting ALONE! If only Robyn Dixon could get her act together one of these years. Whatever. They came home and we hurried off to Jack's basketball game. Which was super cute. I love watching him play, he cracks me up. The rest of the day was pretty chill- I think Erika had a good time using her new presents. We did grab a Dairy Queen ice cream cake on our way home so that Erika would have something to put her candles in. Plus, it was cheaper than going out for Blizzards like I'd originally planned to do. Then I had to leave for a couple hours for the adult meeting and she made her gummy worms and worked on her bracelets while I was gone. I think it was a good day. We were glad we still had one more day to celebrate her at her family party though :). 11-10-18
We had to celebrate Erika's birthday a couple days late. We had planned a swimming party with cake and ice cream before heading to the pool. Well, earlier in the day, Noah had been feeling pretty sick and "looking green" so he came home early, rested on the couch next to a bowl most of the afternoon and by the evening had puked. So I did not get to go to the party, but to keep things alive, everyone else still did. We had Grandpa Hatch and Grandma Hatch over for presents and cake and ice cream (Jen had cancelled to stay away from the germs- don't blame her), then the Taylors met up with Nate and the kids at the pool. Everyone seemed to have a great time! Minus Molly- she had been in the middle of a nap so she stayed home, but she, Noah and I watched some movies and that was still kind of fun :). I was glad Erika got her party. She seemed pretty happy about it all. 11-12-18
The next day, yes, three days AFTER her birthday, her present had arrived! So I let her open it right away :)
It was her soccer necklace!
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