Shelby is 10

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 Shelby turned 10 years old this year and she did not want a party. She refused to invite friends over or do a traditional birthday party. She wanted to invite her cousin Kenady only to come hang out. She told me she is older now and she doesn't do little kid parties. She only wanted to go do girl stuff. So we picked up Kenady and the three of us went to the movie theaters and watched a movie together. The girls got a lot of food and the movie was A House With A Clock In Its Walls. Guess what.....the girls were scared to death. They hated the movie. They were freaking out the entire time and couldn't wait to get out of there. They talked about how creepy it was and how they were going to have nightmares the entire night. We went to get ice cream afterwards and go shopping for Shelby. When we got home she got to open presents and Kenady stayed the night. The next morning we went back to the movies and watched another one. Really because they were so scared after the first movie, I had to get something nicer in their minds and have a better birthday experience. So we saw a movie Yeti about some snow animal that was almost killed by humans but then makes friends with them and saves the world. The girls loved it and her birthday was redeemed. Kind of sad she didn't want a full party this year, but I want to do what she wants and make sure she is happy. This year at school she didn't connect with friends and felt pretty isolated. She had some hard times and it was good to see her happy and smiling with her cousin.








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