now we are six

Tonight I helped celebrate a 6th birthday, with chocolate cake, cheesies, chocolate milk and Lassie. The "real" birthday party will take place once godparents and grandparents are in town, but tonight was a family affair and I got to be part of the family. After sharing gooey chocolate cake (with purple icing roses and Smarties™ accessories), little G (two) got tucked in and the rest of us set up for the movie. I had the privilege of the front-row-centre seat which included the privilege of providing a lap for the birthday girl, N, and her sister, S. Nothing says "cuddle" like watching a full feature Lassie movie with a four year old and a six year old on your lap! The entertainment was punctuated by periodic announcements of the time. N had received her first watch for her birthday and was proud to tell us all the time. Often. Pretty much every fifteen or twenty minutes. Equally adorable were the pronouncements of S: "It's REALLY dark out now!" and "We've never been up this late before!" and "Maybe we can stay up late with a movie EVERY year for N's birthday!" It was delightful in every possible way. How I love this family!