Recently we celebrated Kiki’s birthday. It was a birthday that, truth be told, we were not sure we’d get the chance to celebrate with her back in January. It’s been a long 8 months, but she made it. We all made it. She remains one the strongest and most positive people I know and if anyone deserved the chance to celebrate, it’s my mom.
She was still staying with Holly, but got permission from her doctor to made a ‘daytrip’ home to her own house. We couldn’t have a big blow out, but we did have a little party for her. Shannon made Great-Grandma Bessler’s (my mom’s grandma) special spaghetti sauce. Adam whipped up some delicious Orange Dreamsicle cocktails. Pat couldn’t make it to the party because of work, but he baked the birthday girl’s requested dessert – a hummingbird cake. The house was decorated with streamers and balloons and the kids made Kiki a special birthday sign. We had to keep the party small, but we surprised my mom and invited one special guest – my mom’s cousin Patty. They screamed and hugged when they saw each other like they hadn’t seen each other in years when in reality it had only been a few months. If you think that the screaming out of the ordinary, think again. I have a vivid memory of them doing the same thing when they ran into each other at the Florence Mall. It’s nice to know some things never change!
It ended up being the perfect evening to sit outside and just be together. I wish I would have taken more pictures, but I was too busy enjoying family time. The kids ran around and we had a water balloon fight. It got pretty intense there for a while and we all got soaked and did a lot of laughing. Avi was cracking us up – he just kept throwing the balloons out of the pool and busting them as fast as we could make them! After we dried off, we listened to some of Kiki’s favorite songs and did a little dancing. As she got ready to go back to Holly’s, she told us that she really had a wonderful day. A day where she could just sit and be happy and not worry about anything for a little while.
Happy Birthday Kiki! You are loved more than you know.
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