12 January 2026

 Happy birthday, Rosebud!  When she went to bed the night before, she said to me, "Tomorrow I will be [this old]!" She was so excited!

She wanted to buy herself a Kindle, so for her birthday Mr. Brown and I contributed the other half of the cost and she now has an e-reader.  She'll be able to read library books on it, which will be really great.  She is so excited about it!

In a fun turn of events, she was coincidentally chosen to read the school announcements on her birthday, so she got to announce her own birthday to the entire school!

On her birthday, she asked for enchiladas (which were delicious) and a cake like the one she had four years ago with jello on top.  The enchiladas were so good that she asked if we could have cake for breakfast instead, because she had eaten so well already.  But we opened gifts that night for sure!

D gave her a squishmallow.  He also chose one for himself at the same time that he chose this one (see previous entry for the trip to Five Below a few weeks ago) for Rosebud.

Gifts from grandparents - flossers!

Heavy heavy hangover!

Science magic kit!  She was so excited and happy to receive this from her grandparents.

Happy birthday to our sweet youngest girl! We are so glad that you joined our family!