You've had a birthday, shout hurray!!! We want to sing to you today. One year older and wiser too, Happy Birthday to you!!!
Logan's 27th birthday was Friday, June 6. He is just getting so grown up! Last year Elise and I made him a hug. This is something in my family we used to do as kids, to share hugs through the mail with family that was far away. We would draw around ourselves with arms outstretched, and then decorate the paper, and write loving notes. I drew around Elise last year, and found it very hard to get her to keep still long enough for me to finish. We decided to do the same thing this year, and found it fun to see how much Elise has grown. Wendy Dalton was fabulous, and found a big piece of butcher type paper, so I didn't have to tape together 8x11 sheets like I did last year. We waited until Logan was at work (which he is a lot these days), and after naps and lunch on Wednesday, we went to work. We taped the paper to the floor, and I held Elise down one arm at a time, which she resisted for all she is worth, and tried to draw around her. The arms came out a bit funky, but the general idea was there. When I was done she immediately popped up, grabbed the crayon and started scribbling. She thought it was the coolest thing to be coloring on the floor on a huge paper. Although there are some red marks on the tile, they come off, and she mostly kept the crayon on the paper...good job Elise!
Logan's 27th birthday was Friday, June 6. He is just getting so grown up! Last year Elise and I made him a hug. This is something in my family we used to do as kids, to share hugs through the mail with family that was far away. We would draw around ourselves with arms outstretched, and then decorate the paper, and write loving notes. I drew around Elise last year, and found it very hard to get her to keep still long enough for me to finish. We decided to do the same thing this year, and found it fun to see how much Elise has grown. Wendy Dalton was fabulous, and found a big piece of butcher type paper, so I didn't have to tape together 8x11 sheets like I did last year. We waited until Logan was at work (which he is a lot these days), and after naps and lunch on Wednesday, we went to work. We taped the paper to the floor, and I held Elise down one arm at a time, which she resisted for all she is worth, and tried to draw around her. The arms came out a bit funky, but the general idea was there. When I was done she immediately popped up, grabbed the crayon and started scribbling. She thought it was the coolest thing to be coloring on the floor on a huge paper. Although there are some red marks on the tile, they come off, and she mostly kept the crayon on the paper...good job Elise!
She colored, while I put stickers and words we'd cut out using Wendy's cricut machine. Here is the end result hanging up for Daddy to find in the morning when he came down to go to work:
Elise wore her Daddy's princess shirt, and posed for me in front of her hug poster. It was a little confusing for her when I asked her to hold her arms out like a hug, so she ended up just putting them on the wall behind her. What a great smile!
WE LOVE YOU LOGAN!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
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That is so cool that you guys still do that. I remember doing that as a kid... Elise is getting so grown up! Happy birthday Logan!
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