We tend to do birthdays big in this house! And 13 is one of the bigger ones, for sure. We tend to schedule a weekend away with a parent and take some time to talk about life and being older and dating and relationships and all the stuff. This was our last kiddo to do this with!
One of the projects we were going to do on our weekend away called for playdoh...but I couldn't find any locally because of shipping issues due to quarantine. So, I found an online recipe and made some.
My hands were multi-colored throughout most of the weekend.
We stayed at our friends' guesthouse, Southside. If you are ever in Bishkek, it's worth a visit.
We also got to put together some puzzles to talk about how the Bible is our guidebook regarding all things...if you don't have the guidebook (or with a puzzle, the box top), it's pretty hard to build the puzzle, isn't it?!
That first night, we went over to Sierra. Yummy drinks and dinner.
We listened to the lessons in our room and worked through the log book together.
At night, we watched some fun movies and ate rather strange desserts...this time we chose nacho chips and Kit Kat ice cream.
Together, they were pretty amazing.
Breakfast at the guest house. It never fails to fill you up!
Lunch out was at Social Coffee so we could get Sissi's favorite for dessert...Red Velvet Cake!
I even brought the Disney Birthday Plate with me!
Yummy cake!
Woohoo! 13!
Cutting the cake while we waited.
Opening presents is always fun.
The boys wrote her a nice card and gave her cash. Her plan is to collect all her gift money and buy a guitar when we get back to the US.
They even drew a guitar and a butterfly on the front.
Daddy and I found her Disney "Hidden Mickey" Figment pins. The whole set...I had to buy them on eBay from different sellers, but it was fun searching for them all.
NASA shirt. This girl loves her some NASA.
Photo with her brothers.
Photo with her "grandparents" overseas...Dave and Debbie Weller.
Group photo.
Then, she wanted to go and get some make up...I had told her to wait until 13...she did.
Dinner out for the end of the weekend was a special meal at La Maison, a French restaurant in town.
Super fancy, but very reasonably priced. Can hardly believe I got Filet Mignon with a Blue Cheese sauce for less than $10.
And fancy water in a wine bottle.
Our appetizer...bruschetta with pesto!
My Filet Mignon with Blue Cheese sauce.
Sissi ordered mussels and she loved them!
Plate of empties.
Such a lovely view in the garden.
And, her final gift of the weekend...an INTP shirt. Yep, this girl is unique in every way possible!
Happy birthday to my special girl. I love you forever and am so glad that we have such an amazing relationship that is growing into a friendship that I know I will treasure as you enter adulthood.
I also believe that the Lord will bless you in some pretty incredible ways in the coming years.
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