Shopping with The Chunster

My aunt sent Amelia a Bath & Body Works gift card for her birthday. I took her out Monday night to spend it. She walked right in and asked the lady for help finding just the right thing. She smelled all the bubble baths, tried the lotions, and examined the lipsticks. In the end, she settled on one sparkly lip gloss and a bottle of peppermint bubble bath. It's funny - one of the first things I said about Amelia, on our third day together, was that she is a good shopper. True then, true now! I guess I should be saving my funds for the teenage years.

Happy Harvest (or, Happy Halloween, whichever you prefer)

We are believers, but we still have fun with all the Harvest (Halloween) activities. Amelia bought a mermaid outfit that she intended to wear for the occasion, but she spied a full-body panda suit on the clearance rack at TJ Maxx and decided no other costume would do...after all, "I love pandas! I have a big panda collection. I am a panda girl!" And since the child is never denied a thing, Grandmama bought the panda suit. The Chunster was torn between costumes, until she came on the solution - wear the mermaid costume (a wee thin) for daytime, and the panda suit for nighttime trick or treating (when it is cooler out). And so, she was both! A Mermaid Panda Girl!

Happy 5th Birthday, Amelia AiChun!

Since Amelia's birthday always falls on a holiday weekend, we always end up with a weekend full of activities. This year, she had a mermaid swimming party on a Saturday. Her cousins spent the night on Friday and Saturday. On Monday, we met our friend Cece for a special lunch and took cake to soccer practice. All in all, a LOT of festivities for a 5-yr-old birthday!