birthday party or. . .

So, is bribery bad at a young age? We gave Lilly the choice this year between a birthday party OR A FUN DAY AT BUILD A BEAR! I'm afraid we did our best to make build a bear sound the best we could, and IT WORKED! No birthday party this year! We did have a great time a build a bear. It was so cute and our girls just loved every minute. Lilly named her bear Tally and Maggie named her bear Maggie bear (original):) The best part, of course, was picking out the outfits, and we ended up with two each. But, on the way home Lilly said that this was her best birthday ever. I can't believe I have a child getting ready for school, but I am so proud of her. One of my favorite things about Lilly is that she is the most responsible 5 year old I know. Our friends had a birthday party at the pool last week and one mom had two children in the pool. She was with one, and her other one started walking into the deep. He is only two, and he was up to his shoulders and kept trucking. Some parents told me they were ready to jump in after him--they were the ones who saw the scene unfold. Lilly saw him and told him, "I think you are in a bit too deep." Then she picked him up (he is atleast 30 lbs. and she is 40) and carried him back to the shallow until his mom came and got him. I didn't see it, but was sure proud of that cute girl!!