Gabby Turns 8!

Frozen Cake

She wanted “Frozen” and she wanted to be surprised.

She wanted an ice-cream cake with “Anna” and “Elsa” on top.

She wanted lots of beautifully wrapped presents.

She wanted to play games like “Pin the Tail on the Donkey”.

I love a girl who knows what she wants!

Except when her real birthday passes without adequate recognition, and she’s more than a little bummed.

It was hard on this mama to wait-it-out without the slightest suggestion that there might be something more to come.

So I reminded her that we would eventually celebrate. ;)

Saturday arrived and we were prepared to move into action.

Duff left first thing with the unsuspecting birthday girl.

They ate breakfast at the donut ship and visited the library for story time.

They stopped in at PetSmart to visit the “cutie patooties” (aka mice).

 

Daddy and Gab

 

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the rest of us turned ordinary into a ‘Frozen’ zone.

 

Centerpiece 1

 

We put Anna, Elsa, and Olaf, on plenty of ice.

 

Elsa and Anna on Ice

 

We prepped food and snacks.

 

Snackaroos!

 

We hung streamers and balloons.

 

Prep

 

We hid and waited for our little lady of the hour to make an appearance.



Gabrielle’s 8th Birthday Surprise! from Kelly OMelia on Vimeo.

I think we were successful in pulling off the surprise!



Mommy and Gabby

 

Now to let the fun and games begin!



The Not-So-Crazy Lot

 

And the CRAZY!

 

The Crazy Lot

 

Elsa is her favorite…

 

Gab and Elsa

 

Aside from her best friend Makinley, of course!

 

Kin

We kicked things off with a 12 step ‘Frozen’ scavenger hunt.

I printed up the clues from here.

 

Clue 1

 

She read each clue…

 

Reading

 

Followed by more detailed instructions on the back.

 

Clue 1A

 

Each card, led her to a wrapped gift,

Bike in the Hall

 

which she eagerly tore open.

 

Unwrapping

 

The whole crew was curious to watch the unveiling.

 

The Gang

 

This was followed by some “Pin the Nose on Olaf” fun!


Blindfold 3

 

She was actually pretty good at it,

 

Blindfolded 1

Blindfold 2

 

and surprised herself with easy success!

 


Pin the Nose on Olaf

 

The scavenger hunt continued.

 

Clue 3 Scavenger Hunt

 

It was awesome to watch her reading the clues,

 

Scavenger Hunt Clue

 

and figuring out the directions.

 

Clue 3

 

This was probably her favorite prezzie…

 

Anna and Kristoff

 

Though it’s difficult to compete with a ‘Frozen’ manicure…

 


Big Sister Prezzie

 

and pink sunglasses from big sis. :)

 


Glamour Girl

 

We finished up with the ice-cream cake, she essentially hand-picked herself, several months back, at Dairy Queen.

She requested the traditional ‘Happy Birthday Song’ when given opera and rock alternatives by her older siblings.

I think she was pretty pleased with her choices,

don’t you?



Happy 8th Birthday, Gabby!! from Kelly OMelia on Vimeo.

Happy 8th Birthday, Gabrielle Faith!!

You are an absolute blessing!

Comments

  1. Betsy Murphy says:

    I love this post! Thank you for posting so many details about this special day! Happy Birthday Gabby!! I love you!!

  2. What a wonderful o’Melia bunch! That’s what love is all about….many more happy years in the family circle, Gabi!

  3. Michelle Warren says:

    She is beautiful. She has really grown and I am so happy for her progress. You are doing a great job.

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