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She's my babygirl, my Hiromi! Here she is on some of the most exciting days of the year (for the parents in the first couple years, for her as well later on!). The most recent birthday is at the top.
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Hiromi's 5th Birthday - image
Hiromi's 5th Birthday - text
We started out in the morning by going to Hiromi's favorite restaurant, IHOP, after dropping Miyuki off at school. She ordered the Funny Face Pancake. She was forced to wait an agonizingly long time (the rest of the day) for her party -- had to wait for daddy to come home from work. Jason, Miyuki, Hiromi and I met Jason's and my parents at Jambo around 6:00pm-ish. Hiromi doesn't ever remember the name of this facility so she's called it "Animal Party" since we first discovered it when we moved back to Mesa. The place has a big animal theme to it, hence her nickname for it. I have to say that this place is fantastic! The party package included the crown and party area plus bracelets for the girls to go on unlimited rides! We ordered pizza and drinks, brought our own cake, opened gifts then split the homemade pinata! Hiromi said it was the best birthday ever. Underneath the fun was a bit of sadness for some of us as we couldn't help but remember her ojichan ("grandpa" in Japanese) who had passed away 1 month prior.
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Hiromi's 4th Birthday - image
Hiromi's 4th Birthday - text
Hiromi requested the zoo again this year but you know what? I've noticed over the years that my kids are really too young to appreciate the zoo, as in, they don't care a wit about looking at the animals but would rather run around in the grass and play in the dirt. So rather than make the 1 1/2 hour drive for the expensive dirt-day, we walked to the park. Hiromi's obaachan (maternal grandmother) set up a tent while her grandma (paternal grandmother) took care of decorations. I made the cake and cupcakes and her dad was in charge of diverting her and her sister for the morning while the part was set up. Also in attendance was her grandpa Storm and gammy Lindy. Hiromi received many ladybug-themed presents, played ball, had her favorite food ("chicken wif skin") and ate the frosting off of 6 cupcakes.
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Hiromi's 3rd Birthday - image
Hiromi's 3rd Birthday - text
We started with Hiromi's choice of breakfast... cheeseburgers! So it was off to Jack-in-the-Box (the only place near our house that has such a thing so early in the morning). Then we continued on to the Phoenix zoo... again. But what's different this time around is that Hiromi herself requested it. She's old enough to know what the zoo is & that that's where she wanted to celebrate the big oh-three at. The carousel was the big thing, but she also went on the camel ride & got to see all the animals she could remember from watching Go Diego Go! She fed the ducks some birthday cake, played on a little playground they have there & got a wonderfully messy snow cone. It was a great birthday!
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Hiromi's 2nd Birthday - image
Hiromi's 2nd Birthday - text
Today is Hiromi's second birthday! Hooray for my Pun'kins! We went to the zoo with her grandma and grandpa Cordray, her obaachan (my mom) and my friend Christina & her son . There was cake and bike rides and just plain running around for no reason except to run! Both girls had a blast. At one point, Hiromi took the 2 candles and stuck them in a cupcake then sang her version of the happy birthday song to herself! A few otters, giraffes and baboons later, we went home to rest and watch Wall-e. Another glorious birthday! Also, taken at the zoo was a new fantastic picture for the Sisters category. Go check it out!
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Hiromi's 1st Birthday - image
Hiromi's 1st Birthday - text
Even though she'd never had cake before her first birthday, Hiromi seemed to instinctively know what it was and what she needed to do. As we approached her high chair with her cake, she in her little yellow birthday dress, began to whine and jostle about, waving her hands in the direction of said cake. We didn't even get the chance to set it down on the tray before she grabbed it in the air and began loudly slurping the strawberry frosting off her chubby fingers. In the end, we had to actually take the cake away from her because she was not going to stop eating it. We figured she'd get full and stop on her own like her older sister did with her first birthday cake. But no, not my li'l Hiromi! There was much protesting from her when the cake went bye-bye, but then she discovered that she was smuggling a quarter of the thing on her forearms and began nibbling on them! What can I say, she's mommy's baby!
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Hiromi's Birth Day - image
Hiromi's Birth Day - text
Just as I did with her sister, I experienced another the-best-birth-day-I'd-ever-been-to-other-than-my-own-because-I-don't-remember-it. I guess you can't really choose which one was better [of your 2 kids]. Well, actually, since Miyuki was induced and I got the epidural but Hiromi came after my membrane was stripped and I was too close to delivery to have any drugs the labor part of was a lot worse with Hiromi, but it was easier to love her right off the bat because I'd already had Miyuki and had already learned to love a baby so I think that evened it out. So again, a birth day (not birthday) with no cake or candles or pony rides or whatever else kids do on birthdays but it's one I won't forget (but she'll probably have more memorable ones).
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