. well, hello kitty .

my girl is somewhat obsessed with hello kitty.  and while i don't typically promote ANY cheesy characters like that, the kitty is different.  for whatever reason, i'm ok with the hello kitty stuff.  the disney princess, dora, and spongebob stuff though is not my favorite.  does that make me weird?  i'm ok with that.  i don't buy anything with characters on it.  until the eldest became interested in the kitty.

for her birthday, she really wanted a new bike. that's the only thing on the face of the planet that she asked for.  nothing else.  nope.  just a bike.  she had a bike, but wanted a shiny new one.  i don't know where she gets her love of all things new and shiny.  but being that she's just like me in more ways than one, i caved and got her the new bike.

we racked up some serious parent points with this one.  it combined her 3 loves ... a shiny new bike, hello kitty, and purple.  plus, it had a basket and a bell.  the perfect bike for my girl.

the old bike got a new home at nana and papa's house.  usually when we go visit, we toss in the bikes so the girls can ride them between my parents house and my grandparents.  now, she has a bike here and there, which means less junk packed in the back of my car when we travel!  yeah!!



AND a hello kitty watch.  she walked around all day telling us what time it was.  she'll say "mama, it says 7.3.2" and i tell her "that means it's 7:32", then she goes and tells everyone else in the house what time it was.  we all knew minute by minute what time it was all day.  by the looks of that picture though, she should have got some hair clips or something to control that craziness.  i think it was a great birthday for her and i'm so thankful i was able to drive to my parents house to spend it with her.  being in bed after surgery wouldn't have kept me from traveling to see my girl on her big 5th birthday.  the day ended with her saying "this was the best happy birthday ever."