The Powell Periodical: September 2011

Hailey had a fantastic 8th birthday. It was really a week of celebration. The Friday before her birthday Grandma Powell took her out on a special date. They had lunch, saw a movie and shopped til they dropped! Grandma bought her some darling outfits for school. Saturday we went to Lagoon in the afternoon. Ashley stayed home with Ben so I could ride all the rides with the girls! We had a great day! Monday was Labor day and we swam at Grandma Places and had a BBQ. Tuesday was Hailey's actual birthday. Hailey woke up to a special egg and bacon breakfast then, I met Hailey at school to have lunch with her and I brought her FAVORITE Costa Vita enchiladas. We ate in the lunch room with all her friends and they all cooed at Ashley. Hailey was thrilled to be able to walk Ashley around in the stroller on the playground and show her off to all the kids. Wednesday was the big friend birthday party at the Lion House.

When I turned 8 I had my birthday at the Lion House too, it is kind of a family tradition. To my surprise, Ben's family also has this tradition and Lindsey and Hilary had their 8th birthdays there too! That made it all the more special to continue with the family tradition of having a Lion House Birthday! The girls dressed in their Sunday best and we went out to the Lion House. It was so fun to see the girls giggle and get excited about being in the "great big city". We had to walk through the Joseph Smith Memorial building to get from the parking garage to the Lion House all the girls ooh and awwed at the big chandelier, they felt so fancy! It really added to the fun of the day! At the Lion House the girls got to have a little tea party and play pioneer games and take a tour of the house. Then, they pulled taffy and we did presents and stuff. At the end Hailey got to chose a beautiful doll off the fireplace mantel to take home. She chose a blonde girl with a blue dress. It was a great day and she had a fantastic birthday!!!!