It is hard to believe that the last year has come and gone. Why do the days pass so quickly? We are so pleased to see Violet grow and explore new things. But at the same time wish that we could freeze time a bit.
We had a wonderful celebration of life for our little girl. We took a trip to an onsen with the Yoshidas to celebrate Baba, Gabe and Violet's birthdays. Then we had another celebration at their house the following Sunday. Then on her actual birthday we had a small lunch party with our dear friends in Takata at the Ozawa's house. Violet woke up happy that day and when I told her it was her birthday she smiled. I said "Happy Birthday, Violet!" She giggled and said, "Thank you mommy." Then she ran into the living room and saw her sign that I had made. She looked at it and said, "It says Happy Birthday Violet, mama." "That's right" I said. She started dancing around and laughing. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday breakfast. I told her she could have anything she wanted. She asked for oatmeal. :) hahaha I am so glad she makes healthy choices. She went to wake up Daddy and told him it was her birthday. We had a nice morning talking to family and she opened some lovely presents from family. Uncle Matt sang her the you smell like a monkey version of Happy Birthday and from then on wanted to hear it all day long. :) In fact she asked for it this morning again. We had her lunch party and she loved playing with my friends children. Then we came home and took a nice nap all together. When we woke up she asked me if the next day was going to be my birthday. What a sweetheart! We had a nice evening and at the end of the day I asked her what her favorite part of the day was. She said it was hearing the monkey birthday song. I then asked her, "Violet, did you feel special today?" She looked up at me and smiled, "Yes, mommy. Thank you! Thank you for my birthday!" And then gave me a big kiss. I tried to get her to go to sleep but she didn't want the day to end. So we let her get back up and we watched a little bit of a Madagascar together. She loves to sing the Move it move it song. Then when we went to bed together we all three laid down with out turning out the light. Violet looked up and said, "Can you turn off the ambiance?" Gabe and I just looked at each other and laughed. Then Gabe turned off the light and we all went to sleep. What a lovely birthday weekend with the two loves of my life!
Happy Birthday Sweet Violet!
ps I will post pics when I can.
