Happy Birthday, Klenda!

She's been on earth for...let me see....About 4,745 days. Or rather, 13 years. And,of course, we had a party! Or two...or three!                                                 #1 First and foremost, a Tie-Dye Party!  This was a sleep over with friends.  In the evening they tied and dyed the shirts.  They also tried drawing designs freehand and then folding them, and I thought those shirts came out very well.  The over night soak gave amazing colors!

They also made tie dyed (chocolate) cupcakes and ate tie dyed grilled cheese sandwiches!

They watched Dreamer, played Quelf, and then did a game called Piggly Wiggly.

In this game, "it" leaves the room and everyone gets into a random sleeping bag.  "It" then returns, sits on a random sleeping bag and asks, "Piggly Wiggly?"

The bag's occupant replies, "Oink, oink!" and "it" guesses who is in the bag.


#2 We had our family get together with Grammy and Pop at the Chinese restaurant, and then came back for (angel food) cake and ice cream and presents.

Her biggest present was half an i pod touch (she had saved up enough for the other half!).  Since all the "i" devices can text each other, we have been texting knock knock jokes and puns...a lot!


#3 A second family get together with extended family (i. e. Mr.Bill and Miss Tracy).

Obviously this called for more (strawberry) cake and ice cream!!!

My dear Klenda, you are finally really and truly a teenager!
You are growing into such a lovely young woman, puns and all.

I enjoyed your babyhood and childhood so much, and I'm very excited to walk with you in this next stage of your life.

You are developing into something truly beautiful for God!