Along with a party, we always try to do something special for the girls on the day of their birthday. Usually Jay takes the day off but he was unable to this year. I had promised Emily that I would take her to Water Country on the day of her birthday. We woke up to dreary weather and the high was only to reach 80. Not a day that I would like to spend in the water.
With it being so chilly, I had to think of something else that is relatively cheap. Since we have passes to Water Country and Busch Gardens, we opted to spend the day at the theme park. It was mild making it a great day to be there. The lines weren't long and since their daddy wasn't there to take them on the roller coasters, they were able to do the kiddie section- something they hadn't been to in over a year. They were able to climb in the tree house, do the carousel, and play in the water with the little ones. We did lots of rides including the swings, katapult, bumper cars, Cork Screw Hill, the flying machine, tea cups, skyride and others that I can't think of at the moment.
Afterwards, we went home to pick up Jay and then had a late night dinner at Friendly's. It was a long day and we were all exhausted by the time we got home. Only one more thing to do... open presents. We held off our gifts to her until the day of her birthday- trying to make it special. All in all, she had one family party, one big party with lots of children and then a day out at Busch Gardens. Shew. That's enough isn't it?
I'm not sure why but I try to do something big each year for their birthday. Maybe I'm making up for the lack of extravagant parties I didn't have as a child. Who knows... We're already planning Rebecca's birthday for Dec. It's going to be something she'll love but we're going to keep it a secret for now.
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