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Monday, June 24, 2013

Anna's Mystery Birthdays

We did Anna's birthday differently this year.  Because we now have Amy, and Amy would not understand the whole, sister is getting presents thing.....we had mystery birthdays for Anna.
 The plan was for family members to take Anna out secretly for dinner and a gift.  She did not know when, where or with whom she was going until a few hours before hand.  Nannie and PaPa took her to Long Horns one night for a steak dinner.  Upon discovering it was Anna's birthday, the waiter made her a giant fancy ice cream sundae.  Then they went to the bookstore for books. She picked Horse Diaries collection.  Nannie also took Anna by Bed, Bath and Beyond to get a  sound maker so Anna could sleep at night. Anna and Amy share a bedroom for now.  Amy sucks on her fingers sometimes and it is loud. The sound maker has the choices of white noise, rain, brooks, evening sounds etc. but their favorite sound is the ocean waves, and everyone is sleeping better now.  Nice mystery birthday night for sure.
Her next mystery birthday was a lunch at Olive Garden with Wesley and Will.   They had presents for her and she quietly put them away when she got home so little sister would not feel left out. Another afternoon, there was a secret outside scavenger hunt and Anna found one of her birthday presents to be 3 riding lessons at the stables down the road from us.  One early morning, a  secret inside scavenger hunt led Anna on a long search for a new sparkly purple finger nail polish. One mystery Saturday, Anna and mom went out for lunch and a day of shopping and opening up a few more gifts.  Daddy plans to take Anna out at some point so her birthday has lasted several weeks.  Very special to have some one on one time with our birthday girl.  We did have a nice big cookie cake and ice cream on her actual birthday per Anna's request and a spaghetti dinner  the day after as that is one of her favorites.  We love and cherish you, our sweet Anna Faith Rui.  You are beautiful on the inside and out.  It is the beauty of you, that caused us to pray, seek the Lord and then return to China one more time, for another blessing..... for sweet Amy. You gave us bigger hearts, eyes that see and ears that hear. We will never get over the blessing of being your parents. Happy 9th birthday to you our very precious daughter.




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