Katie's 5th Birthday

Can you believe that Katie is 5? I sure can't. It's probably because she is still so good at throwing fits. I thought that she would out grow them by the time she was 5. No such luck. I kept telling her that she wasn't going to get her birthday until she stopped throwing fits. She did pretty good for the few weeks before her birthday, but now that she has had it, I think we have lost our leverage. She was telling my mom the night of her birthday that she hadn't thrown a fit all day when Garret suddenly did something to her and she started throwing a fit mid sentence of saying she hadn't thrown a fit all day. Ah, the joys of parenting. Katie got a Barbie, a dress, a Nintendo DS, a ballet outfit, art supplies, and money too for her birthday. She also had a few friends over on her birthday. They played BINGO, and colored princess pictures, and played in Katie's room. I am so glad that birthday week is over. In the last week I have made 3 cakes, 2 pans of brownines, cupcakes, and rice krispy treats. I think I have gained 5 pounds. I have no self control and eat way too much when I bake.

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