Scarlett, age 5

Dear Scarlett,

Your fifth birthday was an incredibly happy day, filled with laughter and art projects and so many people that we love.

• We had an all-day, come whenever works for you party.  We decorated ninja cookies with black icing and took ninja walks around the block to secure the perimeter. (it was 60 degrees!)
• Most your time was spent at a craft table, doing fuse bead projects.  You had a slumber party, then woke up early and went back to the fuse bead table. 
• You wore your new ninja costume pretty much all day.  You were one of 4 or 5 ninjas at the party.  Uncle Tom was a samurai, dressed in normal clothes.  He walked in and poked you in the side, and you said "don't do that to me on my birthday." 
• Daddy made deep dish pizza.  We gave you a portable book light, the fuse beads, and a whole stack of new books. 

Thank you for the best five years daddy and I have ever had.
Love Mama

(5 years, 45 pounds, 44 inches)