As I mentioned in my last post, BBug turned 4 recently. A couple months back when I asked her what she wanted for her birthday she surprised me by responding "I want to give presents to a little boy or girl who doesn't have toys."
Now, she was quick to clarify that she still wanted a couple things for herself too but I was still impressed that she even thought of that at 4! A friend from the new church we've been going to (and still love!) suggested that I contact the Florida Baptist Children's Home to see what we could work out. Well it turns out that one of their residents has the same birthday as BBug. After finding out a few of the items on her wish list BBug, Daddy, NahNah and I went to the FBCH cottage on Saturday morning (of Easter weekend) and had a party for this special little girl complete with a homemade cake and gifts. We also took a few board games and puzzles that NahNah got for her cottage mates.
It turns out that each cottage at the FBCH has a "home" church, and the cottage that this particular girl lives in just happens to go to the same church as us! As a matter of fact, we noticed in this week's bulletin that she had made a profession of faith at some point in the last week! Talk about a God moment!!
After that birthday party we headed home to celebrate BBug's birthday Strawberry Shortcake style! Around 40 of BBugs admirers (aka friends and family) joined us for some fruit, cake and bouncehouse fun! As always, she was spoiled beyond belief with love, friendship and gifts.
Saturday evening my parents - who had driven down for the party and then took BBug home with them for a week - and Uncle M. and Aunt A. hung out and we grilled steaks for dinner.Sunday morning NahNah and PopPop joined us for Easter church services. We tried to get some good family pictures, but we were having a few minor difficulties. If one of us didn't have an attitude, another one did!
After church we all came back to the house where Grandma, Aunt Sheri, Uncle Chris, Papa Pat and Kyler joined us for ham and all the fixings.After lunch we dyed eggs and had a quick egg hunt before loading everyone up for their long journies home.
It was a very, very busy weekend, but it was also jammed packed full of love, family, friends and blessings!
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Oh Tamara, pat yourself on the back, y'all are doing good with BBug if she is already wanting to give her birthday gifts away. That's huge!
Her Strawberry Shortcake party looks like lots of fun. I hear you on the crazy Easter pictures. I had the little girl with the biggest CHEESE face around! ;)
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