Happy (Late) Birthday

December 30th, 2009

Well, the munchkin’s birthday was almost a month ago, but hubby was moving the blog onto a new web host, then Christmas, so the blog got pushed to the back burner. Sunita is a princess and charms all she meets. The college students who have day-to-day contact with her at my work threw her a “surprise party”.

A picture of the me and (my best friend) wonderful hostess. Thanks Auntie J.

She really enjoyed herself and the college kids went all out. They are so sweet and got very clever gifts. I suppose it doesn’t surprise me all that much – they just thought of what would make them happy and bought it for her. After all, the difference between 20-year-olds and 2-year-olds is very small. =D

Can you tell how much she adores them as well? I think her best friends are college students.

On her actual birthday (we celebrated with the college kids a little early) it was also her dedication at church. I know the picture’s a bit grainy; it’s really dim in church during winter. I mean the one true Light shines bright, just not so much the ceiling lights.

Is that love or what? After dedication and church we got to eat lunch with Hubby’s family at Granny’s (great-grandma).

Blow! After her nap we had family and friends over to celebrate. Sunita’s a book addict, so that was her cake theme this year.

I don’t know how many people will understand this, but it was a sad/happy day for me. I am so happy that she is with her forever family and I feel SO blessed to have her as part of my life. I was so sad for her Indian mom on that day though. I thought about her a lot and wondered if she was missing her daughter. I wondered if she felt an empty ache and longed to know her daughter. I think birthdays may always bring those feelings up for me (and maybe for the munchkin too one day). I wish I could thank her Indian mom.

Not to leave you depressed…

She really did like her cake, although I have no pictures to prove that.

There wasn’t much room to ride on her birthday. Small living room + a few people = no room to breathe.

A great rocking chair. She loves to rock (and roll). In this picture she is very seriously using Daddy’s iPod. There is a program on it where she can listen to animal sounds. She loves it and knows how to get to it by herself.

She got another really cute outfit from Auntie M. I have no good pictures of it yet, but I will get some.

Old man girl and her most favorite activity in the world – tea party (given to her by one of the college kids). I have to say I would never have bought a tea party set. It would not have crossed my mind. We (most often her Dad and I, but whoever is around) have tea parties every … *&$# … day. I kid you not.