It seems like we’re on a run of firsts for Team Sublett. With the addition of two new daughters in the last 18 months, that’s par for the course. Every week presents us with new opportunities to try something new, to attempt something they’ve never done, to experience something for the first time.
This weekend Lilly and Josie went to their first spring dance. I don’t remember a whole lot of dancing at junior high dances. And if they are anything like their dad, they don’t come equipped with the dancing gene. But they looked beautiful as they went. Lilly’s made some good friends this year, but Josie has yet to really connect with anyone in her grade. Lilly is a great friend to her, but we’re looking for the day when Josie has some pals outside the fam, too. With that said, the social event of the season was a little less than spectacular for Josie…
But everything got redeemed Sunday night! We had a birthday party blowout like she’d never seen. She picked several people from church who have been special in her 6 months with us, and we had them over for a night to celebrate Josie. There was good food (sans chicken feet!) and ice cream cake. Josie loves badmitten, so we set up a court in the backyard and laughed as the kids struggled to get a rally going. Sadie created a pinata–it’s not really a party without a pinata, is it?–which I rigged from a tree. The kids all took turns being blindfolded and spun in a circle before taking a whack at the cardboard box stuffed with candy–using a sawed off hockey stick!
We LOVE being Team Sublett. Our kids have been blessed by so many people in our community. The dance might not have been a hit with Josie, but our family is. And long after the strains of DJ music have passed into the darkness of the memory banks, Josie will still be part of Team Sublett. We are her forever family, and we couldn’t be happier!
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