Caitlin's actual birthday was on a Thursday so we had the whole day to ourselves! We had colored pancakes for breakfast then she and I got to go on a special date: photoshoot and a treat, then we had lunch with friends at McDonald's then we did crafts together during quiet time, then opened more presents. That evening we went on a scooter ride around the neighborhood (on her new scooter from Grammy and Papa) and then had grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner and had a movie night! It was a great day!

She got to take treats to her school class to celebrate her birthday and she was so excited to pick them out. It took a long time at the store to decide but we eventually settled on chips ahoy cookies and she was really excited to pass them out.










For Caitlin's party we had a "My Little Pony" themed party at the kids' gymnastics place. Caitlin gets REALLY into her parties... when you are five your "birthday party day" is pretty much just as good as your actual birthday. She had been looking forward to her party forever. We had about 15 kids, they played all over the gym and had a blast then we gathered for cake and ice cream and presents upstairs. Caitlin is the funnest to watch open presents... she's incredibly animated and ecstatic over every gift she gets. Her best reaction (as in screeching for joy) was for her goldfish and fish bowl she got.