Marissa is one year older!

Marissa's birthday fell on the second Thursday of the moth, which meant I had a Relief Society meeting conflict. When I mentioned it to her (2 weeks before) her response was, "Can I go?" So that pushed her birthday party to Friday night. We still had pancakes and ice cream the morning of her real birthday and we sang to her throughout the day. She opened Grammy and Gaffa's card, too.

Since the RS meeting included dinner, Marissa and I did not eat with the family (but I still prepared dinner for the others). We headed off and enjoyed some time together. (I took my camera to get a picture but ended up not getting it taken.)

Friday evening, Marissa helped make her birthday dinner - chicken and wild rice soup. Grandma and Grandpa Nichols showed up a little before Kevin. We got cameras and candles ready after oooing and ahhhhing over the cake. We sang as Kevin brought out the cake (which was a bit tricky for him because the cake was heavy on one end of the board) and then she enjoyed blowing out the candles one at a time for the first few and then she blew the farther ones out all at once. It was funny.

The presents were under the end of the table so I gave them a number and asked her which number she wanted. It was a different way to do it and it worked out fine. She enjoyed all the gifts and attention. She received: a watch, two movies (Frozen, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), two books (Anne of Green Gables, Grimm Brother's Tales), a scrapbook kit, Calvin and Hobbes book, and shoes from Gpa and Gma Nichols. Her sisters made her some things out of yarn: a scarf, book mark, and corking snake thing. I think it was a successful party.

We all enjoyed watching the movie Frozen after the Nichols left. It is definitely a Disney movie with all the singing - not as action packed as Pixar movies. It was a good movie and it was fun to watch the kids get into it. Then it was time for family prayer and off to bed with talk of this part and that part of the movie. And so good night everybody!