Prairie’s Birthday

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This is a late blog posting.  Prairie’s birthday was last month, October 22th.  My baby turned 9.

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She was all smiles as she unwrapped a homemade gift from her sister.  As always, Rachel uses what is on hand to make something creative.  In this instance, she used a sock and strips of fabric to make a sock horse for Prairie.

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My girl loves her birthday cards.  She keeps all of them and enjoys rereading her cards during the year.

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Sidney got a hug for his gift.

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Grandpa Louis and Grandma Sandy gave Prairie her favorite condiment  —- ketchup!  I missed the preceding shot, where she tipped her head back and with ketchup bottle poised above her lips, pretended to glug-a-glug the whole bottle.

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Prairie was surprised and excited when her brother, Lincoln, carried out his large gift, wrapped in cotton fabric.  What could it be?

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It was a giant stuffed dolphin to cuddle with.  Lincoln had his hands full trying to lift his little sister and her dolphin into a bear hug.

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Grandma Sandy thought she could sneak a birthday doughnut before we sang “Happy Birthday,” but she was unaware that the photographer witnessed her theft until the incriminating evidence had been caught on camera.