Kassi at Six

For Kassi's birthday, we had a lazy morning, then an afternoon of swimming with a few friends and cousins. Mike had gotten some water balloons, which they had a lot of fun playing with.

Ever since her cousins have gotten a dog, Kassi has been begging for one. Every day she'll ask, "when are we getting a dog mom?" Which the response has always been, "MAYBE after we build our house!" So...Before work this morning, Kassi asked Michael if he was going to make her a card for her birthday. He told her he would see what he could do. On his way home, he stopped to get a card and balloons for her. (You can see the card in the top left picture.) We hear him come home, the older girls run up to have me and Mikenna sign the card, shutting the door behind them...then I hear Michael telling Kassi, "Kassi! I got you a puppy!!" She starts screaming, "Where!! Where!!" Her sisters shout back, "Mom and Mikenna have it upstairs!" We're in the room signing our names, and Kassi runs upstairs and begins pounding on the door, "Open the door, I want to see my puppy!!" Michael is asking, "Are you sure? Are you ready!" He opens the door and Mikenna proudly hands her the card. (I'm giving Michael a "this is a mean joke" look...he's just smiling...) Kassi takes one look at her card, her happy smile turns sour and she throws it on the floor. I managed to get her to hold it and smile for a picture, but she was still bitter...

Then of course birthday dinner at Red Robin!!