On December 28th, 2011 Bailey turned 7 years old. I cannot believe how the years have flown by and my first baby is already 7. She is becoming such a wonderful, confident, beautiful young lady that I am so proud of. She is such a sweet and thoughtful girl who is always making gifts or drawings to give to others. She loves drawing and crafts and is quite impressive with her talents. She also loves to play softball and basketball and has recently decided that she wants to be a softball pitcher just like her mama, yeah! Bailey is also very active in her church where she is in the choir and a childrens group called Awanas. She is in the first grade this year and is doing great. She is quite the speller who gets 100's on all of her spelling tests, and she loves to read books. She is a great student and she loves to go to school to see her friends and her teacher Mrs. Caussy.
This year we changed things up for Bailey's birthday. With her birthday being on the 28th it is always very hard to find time to have a birthday party with the holidays. This year we had a whole birthday fun day. I gave Bailey $100 to spend in anyway that she wanted at the mall, and she thought this was crazy cool. After breakfast we headed to the mall and enjoyed hours of shopping. We headed to Build a Bear first where Bailey created a puppy named Sparkle. After our shopping we went to Bailey's favorite place to eat Pei Wei, yes she loves chinese food. Both Grandma B and Grandma and Grandpa Melton were able to join us for lunch as well.
After lunch we headed to the movies to watch Shipwrecked, aka the Chipmunks. After this long day we headed home to prepare for a new adventure the next day, mommy's hip replacement. We actually had our birthday day on the 27th since I was going into surgery on her birthday, but I still had a big day for her planned. We arrived at the hospital the next morning and surprised Bailey with a Nintendo DS that she has wanted for the longest time. Later in the evening I had balloons and cupcakes delivered to my room so we could have a little party for her on her actual birthday. She was extremely surprised and kept telling me that this was the best birthday ever, which made me feel better since I was lying in a hospital bed. I of course have no pictures since I was not in charge of the camera, but knowing my Bailey she will not forget this birthday anytime soon. Happy Birthday baby girl I love you so much, I am such a lucky mommy to have a daughter like you!
