Happy 6th Birthday to Madeleine!

Madeleine was so excited for her 6th birthday! Being in kindergarten makes it even more special because her class celebrated her birthday on Friday (the 5th). 

Here is Madeleine and her teacher, Ms. McCormick, who is an incredibly kind, patient, and fun teacher. She has made Madeleine's first year at school very special and fun.

On Saturday, May 6th, Madeleine had four of her school friends over for a birthday party in the afternoon. She was so excited!

The girls had so much fun, and quickly took up Ross's suggestion of a pillow fight!

Then they settled down and spent some time painting wooden boxes and blank puzzles, all the while chatting away and telling stories.

Here they are, from left to right - Sophia, Dylan, Madeleine, Amelia, Ross, and Kaylee. Ross felt pretty special to be included in the birthday party and they all know him well from drop off and pick up at school.

Just before the cake, the girls' kindergarten teacher, Ms. McCormick dropped by for a little visit. Madeleine had invited her, and it was such a fun surprise for the girls. They all love her and it was like having a celebrity visit.

After all the girls were gone, Madeleine enjoyed doing some more painting on her wooden box.

On her actual birthday, May 7th, she got to Skype with Grammie and Grandpa who are in Paris, France for a bike trip. They had sent her a gift before they left, which she had fun opening.

Then she got to Skype with Grandpa Don and Grandma Georgia in Ontario, and was very excited to get a Playmobil Children's Hospital.

We spent the rest of the day assembling and playing with her toys.  We still had half of the angel food cake leftover, and thankfully she felt like that was sufficient for our family day celebrations, and didn't ask for a second cake!