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Isabelle Rose is 6! Having a summer birthday paid off this year because family was in town!

Isabelle's birthday was on Wednesday, July 23.

I'll share 6 things we adore about her!

1. Isabelle is brilliant. Yes, I'm her mom but hey now I have proof. She got into ALPS for next school year which is the gifted and talented program at another school. She wants to learn Chinese instead. Isabelle is an excellent reader! She acts much older than 6. She was the youngest and first kid in primary to pass off all the articles of faith.

2. Isabelle is musical. She seems to be a natural on the violin. Izzy has a beautiful singing voice and sometimes sings with vibrato. Nothing feels better than singing with my daughter.

3. Isabelle is loved by all. It's hard to keep up with her social calendar. She gets invited to handfuls of playdates and makes friends wherever we go. In the last couple of weeks she went to Ila's birthday party, Louie's birthday party, Hayes' house for a playdate, Cantrelle's house, Alex's house, and played with Adrianna. Walking with her to school, she gets stopped by kids in all grades greeting her and knowing her name.

4. Isabelle is graceful. She tends to be placed front and center for her dance competitions. She knows what she's doing! We had some back and forth, but I like where we landed. Isabelle is trying hip hop at her dance studio next year.

5. Isabelle is girly. She cares a lot about fashion! She now paints her own nails! She notices what other people are wearing and comments on it. She likes jewelry and has earrings in around the clock but her other accessories can be found close by-- bracelets, necklaces, purses.

6. Isabelle loves to help me bake! Her favorite thing to make is rolls. When I roll out crescent rolls, Izzy immediately washes her hands and exclaims that she wants to help. This week while making the rolls together she told me that she knows so much more as a 6 year old. When she was 5, she didn't know not to play with flour.

Birthday Breakdown:

Airborne Trampoline Park in Draper

Isabelle requested that we go to Airborne to celebrate. The place was nearly deserted in the morning which was excellent! The cousins jumped for an hour and a half and got in quite the workout. They had an exceptional time. Isabelle was brave and went on some big slides one which had a mat to slide on! Airborne wore the hooligans out and Simon napped afterword which hasn't happened in years.

Pretend there is a 6th candle...

Rented the movie "Wicked."

Isabelle has been eager to see this movie and I let her on her special day. I thought she might get scared but she wasn't! Shoutout to Andrew because Isabelle chose his homemade popcorn over popcorn from the movie theater!

Nana and Papa came over for dinner.

We had roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, and strawberries which is what Isabelle wanted. Keeping with tradition, we went around the dinner table and said things we love about Isabelle. It felt normal and amazing to have my parent's around instead of doing yet another video call on a birthday.

Cousins and family joined us for cake and ice cream!

Nana made the cake! Funfetti with vanilla frosting. We had strawberry and vanilla ice cream. Izzy's birthday wouldn't be complete without throw up! Yes, you read that correctly! THROWUP. The last 2 birthdays, someone has thrown up at our house during Isabelle's birthday party. This year her poor cousin George did. It didn't fluster me one bit. We saw more throw up in July than I care to admit. (More on that in another post.) The party went on! Isabelle performed on the violin while everyone was around.

Birthday presents:

Isabelle was spoiled by family and friends. She got a pink squishmellow named Dentina, a hip pink fanny pack with the letter I on it, a necklace with the letter I on it, books (Junie B Jones, The Night Before 1st grade, and Pinkalicious), hair bows, a doll making sticker kit, a pink floral dress and matching scrunchie, a flower garden, princess accessories/dress ups, matching earrings and a necklace, candy, a Barbie backpack, and a blue dress from DI. Her primary teachers dropped off KitKats (one of her favorite candy bars) and a note. One of her babysitters went above and beyond and came by with pink nail polish, a Barbie shirt, and a Cosmic brownie.

6 Year Old Checkup Stats:

Date of Appt: July 28

Weight: 48 pounds (68%)

Height: 46 inches (65%)

The doc said in the last year, Izzy has gained 7 pounds and has grown 2 1/4 inches.

Room reno:

Isabelle's room needed a facelift and our gift to her was a room makeover. Take a look for yourself. Pink, feminine, and dainty were our words of inspiration/goal. I adore her room now but most importantly Izzy does too!

Step 1: Replace the light fixture. Clearly it was a group effort. The new light is from Amazon and was $40.79 and the lightbulbs were $10.71 plus tax= $55.34. I bought the light on sale on Prime Day. Link to light fixture

Step 2: Purchase a cute new bed frame. Amazon pulled through for $73.06. Confession-- I actually ordered 2 beds. Next year we may move Penelope into Isabelle's room so we can have a guest room. Link to bed

Step 3: Pick out new bedding from you called it-- Amazon. $42.97 Was very happy with this quilted find! Link to bedding

Step 4: Find a nightstand. I showed Isabelle some options and she picked this one from Amazon for $42.97. Link to nightstand

Step 5: Paint the walls and bookshelf! Color: Sweet Pink from Lowes

Thanks to my Dad for helping me! Paint and supplies: $239.68. I also painted Isabelle's bookshelf. I like the pink leagues better than the black. The morning after we painted Isabelle's room she said, "Mom, I couldn't sleep most of the night because I couldn't stop looking at the walls. They're so pretty." Penelope affectionately calls Isabelle's room "the pink room" or "Izzy's pink room" and asks to go there regularly. I think Penny will like moving into Isabelle's room next year.

Step 6: Hang curtains. The scalloped edges get me every time! Thanks Ikea! $12.99. Link to curtains Gold curtain rod from Amazon $24.49. Link to rod Thanks Grandma Langlois for buying the curtains for Izzy.

Step 7: Lamp. Target $40. It has stars that glow for a nice night light and also turns on like a regular light. Isabelle is obsessed that she has stars that glow in her room at night. Link to lamp

Step 8: Mirror from Target. $89.17. Isabelle spends her spare time admiring herself in the mirror. I hope this confidence lasts. Link to mirror

Step 9: Print dance pics and frame them. 2 pink frames from DI cost $1. Printing the pics cost $3.21.

Step 10: Vintage wall art from Amazon $14.98. Frames: $33.19. Most frames were from Amazon but we got 2 at DI.

Step 11: Name sign from Etsy. $42.12 Hanging each letter individually was a true labor of love. Shoutout to Jessica for working her magic and sacrificing an afternoon doing this! Tip: when naming a child choose a name with less letters.

Step 12: Flower wall hooks from Target. I'm hopeful that this means there were be a set spot to hang her backpack and coat and avoid some clutter. $20 Link to hooks