Now I have two teenagers.
Do you remember when we started this blog? Do you?
I had these.
And now I have teenagers. A pair of them!
We celebrated my girl's big day at our favorite local hotel with a small group of likeminded girls whose parents done raised dem right.
When I asked what kind of activities we should plan for the party, my girl rolled her eyes at me and laughed. "we don't do activities, mom. we just talk."
I threw a few tricks into the ol' bag, though, and just as the sun started to go down after an afternoon of swimming and screeching and, yes, lots of talking, I tossed each girl one of my tricks
Silly string! |
When the cans were empty, they took advantage of a convenient washing station.
love the leaper back there |
Then it was back to the pool for a little synchronized swimming
I'm apparently not allowed to show you the video |
loooooooove... you can just see my girl's legs on the near side of the bed. |
In the morning, I was dozing when I heard the bellman come by to help my neighbors check out of their room, then I heard them both alluding to "this mess" and "what happened out here?"
Oh dear. I peeked through the blinds to make sure the trash I had oh so carefully picked up and removed from the room hadn't fallen over
That was a pack of wild animals I heard! |
Then we enjoyed a gorgeously leisurely and full day of pure joy by the pool.
It's not so bad, this life.
Happy Birthday, you beautiful baby of mine. |
"Finally! 13!"
ReplyDeleteThat's what your girl texted me when I sent her a happy birthday text. "Finally! 13!" Remember? Remember turning 13? Remember how you thought you were finally legit?
I love it. I love your girl, and her sass and beauty, and I love her friends who she's been friends with her entire life on earth, I love those sleeping beauties, I love your day at the poolside . . .
But mostly? I love that video.
Legit? Oh yes.
Perfection.
xoxox
Ellie
Love love love! What a great birthday! :)
ReplyDeleteThat video is the bomb! Love those girls.
ReplyDeleteAnd good for you for having some ticks in your bad. Silly string?!? Amazing. And really, you could not have planned a better exit strategy than the sprinklers. (I love the leaper too!!)
Glad you lived through it and still felt that this life is not so bad ;)
Happy belated to your teenybopper. Love her!!
xoxo,
beth