(He could have/should have been a country star, just so you know. Then the phone rang, and it was their Papa (my father)….who sang Happy Birthday to them over the speaker phone. Let’s hope the thrill of it sticks around. It might have been the longest they have ever brushed!! They came out with great BIG smiles, and I swear their teeth were whiter! We’ve heard lots of extra and longer buzzing in the bathroom in the past 2 days. Then I heard one of them suggest that they go try them out right away………. I could tell by their expressions that they weren’t sure how excited they should be about this first surprise. But this day they chose syrup, so that gave me reason enough to let them have their first surprise of the day Įlectric (well battery powered) toothbrushes. They usually prefer strawberry yogurt with their pancakes, instead of syrup. We have pancakes often enough, but they are just extra special on birthdays. Next the little bedheads, still in their boxers and t-shirts, which we call pajamas, headed to the table to wait for their (our family’s) traditional birthday breakfast. We purposely skip the whole labor part, as that is a horrifying and terrifying story, that even I prefer to forget (but can’t seem to). But as we tell stories, they are always watching the clock, waiting for those official minutes of the morning when they were actually born. They always ask to hear the stories of when we were expecting, and all of the crazy things that happened while they were all crowded in there together. Just an emotional, exciting and FUN day, that created such memories! Weather-wise, it was beautiful, but the whole day was as wonderful as we had hoped and planned it would be. I’m still flying with glee from it, to tell you the truth. J, O and S’s birthday was really beautiful. With that being said, I know some of you have been chomping-at-the bit (for different reasons I imagine), and checking many times a day (we’re flattered!) for this birthday report, with all of the sorted details and photos……so here it is: Although those are always pretty exciting too, huh? They are more like bonuses. But as a family, we really do focus most on our traditions and time together, thankfully, than the gifts. We do give and accept gifts, as you’ll see in this post, too. Granted, teaching such values is a constant work in progress, but the kids seem to be pretty focused most time on the true meaning and purpose of Christmas, birthdays, and the like. We had one of course, but that kind of stuck with us, and gave us a new determination with how we wanted to try things differently, and try to redirect to the most meaningful parts of the day. But then the first words the child said to us were, “ Where’s my present?“. When we got there, and came walking up the driveway, the birthday child started to coming to meet us, and I personally was initially very impressed with such manners, to greet their guests like that. I think that perspective became all the more important to us to really try to implement in our children, when we arrived at a child’s birthday party some years ago. It just seemed to us that the presents become the focus of the gathering - especially for children, who are still learning/being taught what matters most in life. It just wasn’t what we wanted to do every year, as much as we LOVE to plan celebrations. For us, annual parties with piles of presents never sat well with us. Every family is different, as we all well know. Basically, no one works or has school, and we spend the day together, discussing and celebrating our loved one’s life in the ways that feel right to us. This past Sunday was a very special day in our family it was half of our family’s birthday!! Our triplets ‘babies’ turned 6!Īs I probably mentioned in our oldest daughter’s birthday post a couple of months ago, birthdays are celebrated in a big but different way, in our family. High School Senior Pictures Sneak Peeks.Middle School Homeschooling HOME ECONOMICS.Elementary Homeschooling HOME ECONOMICS.
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